慷慨分享的快樂—-箴言11:24-25［有人慷慨好施, 反更富有. 有人過於吝嗇, 反更貧窮. 慈善為懷的人, 必得富裕. 施惠於人的人, 必蒙施惠.” 吝嗇的相反即是慷慨好施. 傳福音就是慷慨分享上帝的話語. 一位慷慨分享的人, 他的心靈會得到更大的滿足. 使徒行傳20:35”我凡事給你們做榜樣, 叫你們知道應當這樣勞苦, 扶助軟弱的人, 又當記念主耶穌的話, 施比受更為有福.” 這裡講到給予的感覺真好. 如果你是一位給予者, 會知道其中的喜樂. 人可以分為兩種, 給予者與接受者. 手心可以向上, 也可以向下. 給予者的生命充滿喜樂, 而且是更為有福之人. 在以色列有兩個非常強烈的對比, 死海與加利利海. 死海在南邊, 是封閉的, 水流不出去, 所以鹽分高到沒有任何漁類在其中生存. 而加利利海在北邊, 水流有進有出, 生機盎然, 風景秀麗. 親愛的弟兄姊妹, 一位有出有進的人才會生機勃勃. 今天上帝要來祝福你, 成為一位樂於給予的人, 做人做事要像加利利海, 給別人加利, 也為自己加利. 不要淪為死海. 因為上帝就是如此創造我們. 只有當我們給予的時候, 祝福人的時候, 看到別人快樂的時候, 才能真正的平安與喜樂. 就像父母寧願自己吃糠,也要子女能吃上飯. 給予使我們更有價值. 使人生更有意義. 施比受更為有福, 是福杯滿溢的心態; 是主耶穌的應許; 是自然增長的現象, 是主耶穌人生的寫照; 是助人為快樂之本的真諦. 我們需深切體認馬太福音24:28-29”奪過他這一千來, 給那有一萬的. 因為凡有的, 還要加給他, 叫他有餘. 沒有的, 連他所有的也要奪過來.” 我們的恩賜是越運用就會越增加. 給予使我們力上加力, 行穩致遠, 生機盎然.
The joy of generous sharing – Proverbs 11:24-25 [Whoever is generous will become richer. Someone who is too miserly will become poorer. He who is charitable will be rich. He who is kind will be blessed. Generous.” The opposite of miserliness is generosity. Evangelism is the generous sharing of God’s Word. A person who shares generously will have greater satisfaction in his heart. Acts 20:35 “I do all things for you. By example, that you should labor in this way, helping the weak, and remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, that it is more blessed to give than to receive.” Here it speaks of how good it feels to give. If you are a giver, you will know that Joy. There are two kinds of people, the giver and the receiver. The palm of the hand can be up or down. The life of the giver is full of joy and is the more blessed one. There are two very strong contrasts in Israel, the Dead Sea With the Sea of Galilee. The Dead Sea is in the south, it is closed, and the water cannot flow out, so the salt content is so high that no fish can survive in it. And the Sea of Galilee is in the north, with water flowing in and out, full of vitality and beautiful scenery. My dear brothers and sisters, a person who has both come and go will be full of life. Today God will come to bless you, become a person who is willing to give, behave like the Sea of Galilee, give benefits to others, and also to yourself Don’t be reduced to the Dead Sea. Because that’s how God created us. Only when we give, when we bless others, when we see others happy, can we have true peace and joy. Just like parents would rather eat chaff than Children can eat. Giving makes us more valuable. It makes life more meaningful. Giving is more blessed than receiving. It is an overflowing mentality; it is the promise of the Lord Jesus; It is the true meaning of helping others as the root of happiness. We need to deeply realize Matthew 24:28-29 “Take the thousand from him, and give it to the one who has ten thousand. For whoever has will be added to him, Give him more than enough. If he has none, even what he has will be taken away.” The more we use our gifts, the more we will increase. The more we use, the more we will be given.