Luke 6:38 38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Call me dense, I guess, I won't take much offense. I have always read this passage generally that if you are giving, the Lord will be giving. If you are stingy, the Lord will be stingy towards you. And it does teach that and more.
With the measure you measure, the Lord will measure. It is not simply that the Lord will bless a generous man and will withhold blessing from a stingy man. The Lord will repay you according to your level of generosity. Do you dispense blessings with a teaspoon? If so, when the Lord gets around to blessing you, it will be by the teaspoonful. I suppose it will take a while to fill up your cup.
But do you dispense blessings by the cupful? Or do you dispense them by the 5 gallon bucket? Or with a an ever renewable spring? The Lord will repay accordingly.
What sorts of blessings?
How about financial ones to start? Do you give? Do you tithe? Do you give above the tithe? Do you look for new ways to be generous? Do you show hospitality? Do you have friends, family and church members over for lunch? Do you help others in times of need?
How about verbal blessings? Do you give sparingly? Ever wonder why no one says anything good to you or about you? Do you compliment? Do you encourage? Do you speak the truth in love?
God will bless you the way that you bless others. And He will use YOUR measuring cup. Maybe you need to upgrade?
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