We Can Be Generous!
"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will reward them for what they have done."
Proverbs 19: 17
David Green, the founder of Hobby Lobby, remembers how his
mother would crochet doilies to raise money for missions. “My
parents were…some of the most generous people I’ve ever
known,” he wrote.
“Their spare living and meager income did not stop them from
being generous in a thousand different ways. Mother may have
had only three or four dresses in her closet, but if she heard of
a woman who needed one, you could be sure Mother
would
soon arrive at the woman’s doorstep with a dress in hand.”
The Bible tells us to be generous. That’s critical to our calling
as believers. But no government can ensure that everyone
has exactly the same amount of assets.
Every attempt to create a level economy has pushed people in
to poverty with only its leaders living in luxury. Shared wealth
does not bring unity. It creates envy and resentment, and
ultimately causes socialism to fail.
We can’t control the governments of the world.
That isn’t our job. But we can be generous!
I could have become president of the United States
and my mother would have said the same thing:
“What are you doing for the Lord?”
David Green
