He that watereth shall be watered also..
May We Water Others
"He that watereth shall be watered also himself."-Proverbs 11:25.
We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to
accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make
others happy; and that in order to become spiritually vigorous, we must seek
the spiritual good of others.
In watering others, we are ourselves watered. How? Our efforts to be useful,
bring out our powers for usefulness.
We have latent talents and dormant faculties, which are brought to light by
exercise. Our strength for labour is hidden even from ourselves, until we
venture forth to fight the Lord's battles, or to climb the mountains of
difficulty.
We do not know what tender sympathies we possess until we try to dry the
widow's tears, and soothe the orphan's grief.
We often find in attempting to teach others, that we gain instruction for
ourselves. Oh, what gracious lessons some of us have learned at sick beds!
We went to teach the Scriptures, we came away blushing that we knew so
little of them. In our converse with poor saints, we are taught the way of
God more perfectly for ourselves and get a deeper insight into divine truth.
So that watering others makes us humble. We discover how much grace there is
where we had not looked for it; and how much the poor saint may outstrip us
in knowledge.
Our own comfort is also increased by our working for others. We endeavour to
cheer them, and the consolation gladdens our own heart.
Like the two men in the snow; one chafed the other's limbs to keep him from
dying, and in so doing kept his own blood in circulation, and saved his own
life. The poor widow of Sarepta gave from her scanty store a supply for the
prophet's wants, and from that day she never again knew what want was (1
Kings 17:8-24).
Give then, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and
running over.
"He that watereth shall be watered also himself."-Proverbs 11:25.
We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to
accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make
others happy; and that in order to become spiritually vigorous, we must seek
the spiritual good of others.
In watering others, we are ourselves watered. How? Our efforts to be useful,
bring out our powers for usefulness.
We have latent talents and dormant faculties, which are brought to light by
exercise. Our strength for labour is hidden even from ourselves, until we
venture forth to fight the Lord's battles, or to climb the mountains of
difficulty.
We do not know what tender sympathies we possess until we try to dry the
widow's tears, and soothe the orphan's grief.
We often find in attempting to teach others, that we gain instruction for
ourselves. Oh, what gracious lessons some of us have learned at sick beds!
We went to teach the Scriptures, we came away blushing that we knew so
little of them. In our converse with poor saints, we are taught the way of
God more perfectly for ourselves and get a deeper insight into divine truth.
So that watering others makes us humble. We discover how much grace there is
where we had not looked for it; and how much the poor saint may outstrip us
in knowledge.
Our own comfort is also increased by our working for others. We endeavour to
cheer them, and the consolation gladdens our own heart.
Like the two men in the snow; one chafed the other's limbs to keep him from
dying, and in so doing kept his own blood in circulation, and saved his own
life. The poor widow of Sarepta gave from her scanty store a supply for the
prophet's wants, and from that day she never again knew what want was (1
Kings 17:8-24).
Give then, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and
running over.