The poor, by and by,
here exist for you and I;
as seasons to serve...
The poor, by and by,
there exist with you and I;
as reasons to reign.
And so yield -
pray, fast: give.
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here exist for you and I;
as seasons to serve...
The poor, by and by,
there exist with you and I;
as reasons to reign.
And so yield -
pray, fast: give.
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When you give, make sure you give out of your need and not out of your excess.
So that if the LORD gives you back what you offer to Him, you may benefit both from your charity as well as from the generosity of God.
Do this without your right hand knowing what the left is doing, and do this without your left hand knowing what the right is doing - not out of a desire to be seen but out of a love of doing.
For liberality repels greed.