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Give your Hands to the Rope!

My provincial pastor told us a funny story yesterday. See how I put it:

There lived a man who was noted for being very stingy. It was on record in community that his '10kobo' had never left his hands into the hands of another. He was extremely selfish.

One fateful day while he was going about his work, he fell into a deep hole. Thankfully people were around and they arranged to bring him out.

They threw a long rope into the hole and screamed from the top "Give your hands to the rope! Give your hands to the rope!"

On hearing this, the man refused and put his hands behind his back. When the people saw that he didn't touch the rope, they called his wife asking "Why is your husband not holding on to the rope?"

The wife asked, "What did you tell him?"

"Give your hands to the rope", they responded.

Then the wife said, "He will rather die than to give anything!"

Dear friend,

Don't be like this fellow. This week create avenues to give. Don't hoard what you have.

Be a blessing to someone through your gifts. Proverbs 11:25 says "The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed."

Give.

© Seun Adebowale
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