Saturday, April 21, 2012
Faith's Check Book, Daily Entry
C. H. Spurgeon
God Repays
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the
Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. (Proverbs 19:17)
We are to
give to the poor out of pity. Not to be seen and applauded, much less to get
influence over them; but out of pure sympathy and compassion we must give them
help.
We must
not expect to get anything back from the poor, not even gratitude; but we
should regard what we have done as a loan to the Lord. He undertakes the
obligation, and, if we look to Him in the matter, we must not look to the
second party. What an honor the Lord bestows upon us when He condescends to
borrow of us! That merchant is greatly favored who has the Lord on his books.
It would seem a pity to have such a name down for a paltry pittance; let us
make it a heavy amount. The next needy man that comes this way, let us help
him.
As for
repayment, we can hardly think of it, and yet here is the Lord's note of hand.
Blessed be His name, His promise to pay is better than gold and silver. Are we
running a little short through the depression of the times? We may venture
humbly to present this bill at the bank of faith, Has any one of our readers
[oppressed] the poor? Poor soul. May the Lord forgive him.
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