DEVOTIONAL
GENEROSITY IN HARD TIMES “The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.” (Proverbs 11:24-25, The Message)
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s stewards of the Lord, no matter what is going on in the world or the economy, we should always reflect the nature of our God and thus be generous. It is even more important to model generosity in every possible way during
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hard times and all the greater this challenging Christmas season. Following are six stewardship insights from Abraham’s experience that we can apply to be generous stewards this Christmastime and for such an unprecedented period of difficulty we are in:
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ONE. In Genesis 12, God
told Abram to go to a new land. Abram obeyed and took his nephew, Lot, with him. Lot’s father had died, and this was an incredible act of generosity on Abram’s part. God may be leading you in the spirit of Christmas generos-
