Are you like the Sea of Galilee or are you like the Dead Sea?
It is more blessed to receive freely and give generously than to receive freely and hoard.
-Adolph L. Harstad
The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea both receive their waters from the Jordan River. The upper Jordan flows into the Sea of Galilee and the lower Jordan flows into the Dead Sea.
However, they are very different bodies of water.
Why?
In his wonderful commentary on the book of
Joshua, Adolph L. Harstad writes this:
The Sea of Galilee receives freely from the Upper Jordan and in turn gives freely as it releases water to form the Lower Jordan. The result is that the Sea of Galilee is a living sea that teams with life in its waters and has productive land on its coasts. In contrast, the Dead Sea receives freely from the Jordan River but gives nothing in response. The result is that it lives up to its name. Nothing lives in its waters. Lifeless rock and sand make up its shoreline.
These two seas of the promised land speak to Christians about their stewardship of God's gifts. It is more blessed to receive freely and give generously than to receive freely and hoard.
So the question is, since God has freely and generously blessed you, do those blessings then flow on to others and bless them? Or do you seek to keep them for yourself?
Or another way we could say it is this: Are you a Sea of Galilee or a Dead Sea?
The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea both receive their waters from the Jordan River. The upper Jordan flows into the Sea of Galilee and the lower Jordan flows into the Dead Sea.
However, they are very different bodies of water.
Why?
In his wonderful commentary on the book ofJoshua, Adolph L. Harstad writes this:
The Sea of Galilee receives freely from the Upper Jordan and in turn gives freely as it releases water to form the Lower Jordan. The result is that the Sea of Galilee is a living sea that teams with life in its waters and has productive land on its coasts. In contrast, the Dead Sea receives freely from the Jordan River but gives nothing in response. The result is that it lives up to its name. Nothing lives in its waters. Lifeless rock and sand make up its shoreline.
These two seas of the promised land speak to Christians about their stewardship of God's gifts. It is more blessed to receive freely and give generously than to receive freely and hoard.
So the question is, since God has freely and generously blessed you, do those blessings then flow on to others and bless them? Or do you seek to keep them for yourself?Or another way we could say it is this: Are you a Sea of Galilee or a Dead Sea?
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