The Righteous Have Endless Giving

Have you ever wondered how some can give and give and give and never seem to be wanting? I know that I have seen folks who always seem to be in the fold of providing for the needy and yet, they themselves seem as though they could use some help themselves. On the outside, they seem less than flush monetarily, yet they are always providing for others.

“²⁵I have been young, and now am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or his children begging for bread.

²⁶He is ever lending generously,

and his children become a blessing.”

— Psalm 37:25-26 (ESV)

This morning I was reminded that the righteous are always taken care of by God and that they think less of themselves to be generous with others. In the verse above I am reminded that those who are generous with others when they seem to be in need themselves is a product of their righteous actions and being cared for by God as they do the work He has assigned them.

I look at myself and what we have in our lives monetarily. We are not rich by any means. Our newest car is a 2005 model and has 250k miles. We live in a modest home. We do not have the latest fashions and the computer I am typing on right now will not support Windows 11. Yet, we have the chance every day to make an impact on those around us. We recently supported a program that provides for the elderly in assisted living spaces that are in need of basic living items. No, not a big fanfare of things but giving none the less.

I am not saying that I or my wife are righteous. What I am saying is that if you just look at the outside of folks, you may not see the whole picture of what God has provided. Contentment in what you have now, does not mean that you are destitute in the LORD. He will care for those who put Him first in ways that society does not understand.

When actions are done in the name of the LORD, there is nothing that will stand in the way of the giving. There is no bottom to the barrel. There is no end to the provision of the LORD. Remember what Jesus did with the boy’s lunch of five loaves of bread and two fish.

“¹⁹Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ²⁰And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. ²¹And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.” – Matthew 14:19-21 (ESV)

There is endless generosity that is from the righteous. It may not be large sums of monetary help, but the righteous are always there to help. It could be giving a ride, or giving some clothes, or providing lunch, the righteous actions are there in the time of need regardless of the extent of the monetary ability of those providing.

What is your experience with generosity? Are you looking to the rich to do all the work as they have the financial means? What if you were to simply look to provide what you can when the need arises and allow the LORD to multiply the generosity of the righteous action?