What Kind of Giver Are You?

“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:37-38)

We often use this verse when we talk about giving of our finances. Give, and it will be given back to you. But this principle of giving doesn’t JUST apply to our finances, does it?
The word “it” in this verse is a pronoun that is acting as the direct object of the verb “give”. A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. Usually, pronouns refer to something that was already mentioned in a previous sentence. In this case, the pronoun is “it”. What is “it”? Go ahead, replace “it”!

Give judgement, and judgement will be given to you.

Give condemnation, and condemnation will be given to you.

Give forgiveness, and forgiveness will be given to you.

I believe what’s illustrated here is a spiritual law, not simply something that pertains to two or three acts of our will:

Give time, and time will be given to you.

Give respect, and respect will be given to you.

Give money, and money will be given to you.

Give food, clothing, honor, grace, mercy, truth, friendship, service.......are you getting it?

Let’s be people who give the kinds of things we want to receive ourselves.

Deanna Koffler, Nine36 Financial (936 Financial)