537 中翻英 (237) Giving is the foundation of Christianity.施捨是基督信仰人的職責. 9/30/2023
「有施散的，卻更增添。」（箴 11:2 新國際版）
神對物質的管理原則，乃根据收嗎哪的原則，就是「多收的也沒有余，少收的也沒有缺。」（出 16:18 以及 林后 8:14-15）這意思是說，如果少收的不致于缺乏，那么多收的就必須甘心樂意的不要有余。我們有許多人已在經歷中證實這個原則的寶貴。若我們關心那些少收的而對他們有負擔，神也必同樣的關心我們，使我們多有收獲。但如果我們單只顧念自己的需要，那么我們最高冀望所能得著的，也不過是僅獲些微而不致缺乏而已。
能夠幫助主里弟兄們的需要，是神儿女的一种特權。甚至將我們收入的大部份擺上去也不為過分。那些只懂得收取的，就難得有机會從主更多的接受，但那些學會了常常施出的，就必常常有机會從主而接受，以致他能有更多的給人。你越是將財物用在別人身上，你的收益就越發加多，你越是盡力儲存，那你就更加受到「鏽」和「賊」的破坏。
September 30th
“One man gives freely, yet gains even more; .....” (Proverbs 11:24 NIV)
God’s principle of
material management is based on the principle of gathering manna, that is,
“Whoever gathers much will have no surplus, and whoever gathers little will
have no shortage.” (Exodus 16:18 and 2 Corinthians 8:14-15) This means that ,
if those who receive less will not be in want, then those who receive more must
be willing not to have more than enough. Many of us have experienced the value
of this principle. If we care about those who harvest little and are burdened
with them, God will also care about us and make us harvest abundantly. But if
we only care about our own needs, then the highest we can hope for is only a
little but not enough.
It is a privilege
of a child of God to be able to help the needs of our brothers in the Lord. It
is not too much to put most of our income on it. Those who only know how to
receive rarely have the opportunity to receive more from the Lord, but those
who have learned to give regularly will always have the opportunity to receive
from the Lord so that they can give more to others. The more you use your
wealth on others, the more your income will increase. The more you try to save,
the more you will be damaged by "rust" and "thieves".
