"Some give freely, yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due, and only suffer want." (v24). Jesus preaches these words frequently in the context of giving one's money to the church and the poor. Here, in Proverbs, I like how the idea of money is more implied, but the interpretation can more easily lend itself to the giving of one's talents and time. For me, I know that the times when I feel that I have given the most are when I have participated in work events or walks. There is something about physical giving that makes it a little more real. After spending a day doing habitat for humanity or the walk for hunger, you feel rich.
Then, there are those times when I skip out on a service event or go for a while without fulfilling that physical need for giving and I actually feel lame. Its not even necessarily that these events are "what is due" but there is something within me that tells me that I need to go out and do. I'm looking forward to the 30 hour famine!
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