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The Two Seas

The Two Seas: A Parable of Giving and Hoarding.

"It is more blessed to give than to receive."

1. There is a sea which, day by day, 

Receives the rippling rills

And streams that spring from wells of God, 

Or fall from cedared hills;

But what it thus receives it gives 

With glad, unsparing hand.

A stream more wide with deeper tide 

Flows to a lower land.

But doth it lose by giving? Nay! 

Its shores of beauty see--

The life and health and fruitful wealth 

Of Galilee!

2. There is a sea which, day by day, 

Receives a fuller tide,

But all its store it keeps, nor gives 

To shore nor sea beside;

What gains its grasping greed? Behold! 

Barrenness round its shore.

Its fruit of lust, but fruit of dust 

Rotten from rind to core:

Its Jordan water turned to brine 

Lies heavy as molten lead;

Its dreadful name doth e'er proclaim

That sea is---Dead!

-- written by Richard Glover, from The Church Missionary Gleaner, Volume XVI, No. 182, Feb. 1889, p. 22

6 things we ought to give

Continuing in the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, here are six things we ought to give.

1. We ought to give thanks, because of what God has done. Cf. e.g. Psalm 136
2. We ought to give praise and honor, because of who God is. Cf. e.g. Psalm 29
3. We ought to give honor to whom honor is due, because of God's sovereignty. Cf. Rom. 13:7 & 9:21
4. We ought to give instruction, answers and advice, because of our calling. Cf. Prov. 9:9; I Pet. 3:15; II Cor. 8:10
5. We ought to give gifts, because of the need.
To help the poor, hungry and needy, Cf. e.g. Matt. 5:42; Psalm 146:7; Luke 6:30-38
To support the ministry of the church, Cf. e.g. I Cor. 9; I Cor. 16:1-3; II Cor. 9:7
6. We ought to give ourselves, because it is reasonable. Cf. e.g. I Tim 4:15; Romans 12:1