Posted on 10/22/2019 6:31:36 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress
“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor” (Proverbs 22:9).
“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed,” here is a person that gives. We find the same principle in these two passages in Proverbs:
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself” (Proverbs 11:25).
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again” (Proverbs 19:17).
“. . . for he giveth his bread to the poor,” certainly the opposite of this fellow: “Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard” (Proverbs 21:13). The fellow that takes care of the poor, that is the man that God is going to bless.
“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed,” that’s an absolute promise, “for he giveth his bread to the poor.” God made the poor, so when a man cares for the poor, he is taking care of the people that God wants him to take care of. He gave you the ability to take care of them. This is an equality, which is talked about in the believer’s life in Second Corinthians 8: “But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality” (verse 14).
Right now, you have a bounty, and someone else has a need. You supply their need. Why? So that when you have a need, and they have a bounty—they will supply your need, and you will have an equality.
Let’s read a chapter of Proverbs a day and see what God might have for us. As the Lord leads, share with us what God has shown you in a special way and by His grace let us build up a devotional repository. Let’s keep our knives and forks handy for some daily bread!
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