Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. Proverbs 11:25
“You may be sure that being a blessing to others brings blessing to yourself. If we work for the revival of others we are ourselves revived. You will overcome the signs of fatigue in yourself if you give yourself up wholly to the Lord to be commissioned by Him to overcome paralysis and feebleness in others. He who loves and nurses his ego makes himself spiritually old. Selfishness make weary. The service of love keep us young.”
Erich Sauer (1898-1959) Wiedenest Bible School, West Germany, in 1001 Unforgettable Quotes About God, Faith, and the Bible, ed. Ron Rhodes (Eugene: Harvest House, 2011) 198.
As we continue to focus on generosity from God’s perspective, we find that living according to His design, His economy of all things, does not leave us empty but rather, enriched. Sauer is spot on: “The service of love keeps us young.”
My meetings at IHS Global near Philadelphia have far exceeded my expectations and theirs. We have sensed the Spirit with us and reviving us. Thanks for watering me with your prayers. In return, I pray that God richly blesses you!
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