Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed,
- Jesus said not to just share bread but invite them in as friends. Since they can't repay, you'll be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. (Luke 14:12-14)
- it's about giving what is inside of us (Luke 11:41), Christ in me (2 Cor 13:5, Romans 8:10, 2 Cor 4:6-7, Gal 1:15-16, Gal 2:20, Eph 3:17, Col 1:27)
- Jesus said when we do this it's as if we did it for God (Matthew 25:40,45)
http://biblehub.com/proverbs/22-9.htm
"a bountiful eye" — one through which the soul looks in tender compassion — one that "considers the cause of the poor" (Psalm 41:1) — one that compares and contrives — one that "affects the heart," stirs it up to feel, and moves the hand to minister. Such an eye looks in the right place to find appropriate objects. It does not shun misery, "passing by" (like the priest and Levite) "on the other side." It looks through the right medium, even the love and compassion of God, and says, "If God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."...Happy is he of whom it can be said spiritually, as of Moses literally, that his eye is not dim, nor his spiritual force abated. The way to strengthen the habit is to be frequent in the act. - http://biblehub.com/sermons/pub/the_bountiful_eye.htmfor he shares his bread with the poor.
- Jesus said not to just share bread but invite them in as friends. Since they can't repay, you'll be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. (Luke 14:12-14)
- it's about giving what is inside of us (Luke 11:41), Christ in me (2 Cor 13:5, Romans 8:10, 2 Cor 4:6-7, Gal 1:15-16, Gal 2:20, Eph 3:17, Col 1:27)
- Jesus said when we do this it's as if we did it for God (Matthew 25:40,45)
http://biblehub.com/proverbs/22-9.htm
