“REFRESHING GENEROSITY”

DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries)

March 2, 2026

READ: Proverbs 11 (Focus vs. 24-31)

MEMORY VERSE
“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25

BACKGROUND
An auditorium full of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine listened intently as ninety-year-old Ruth Gottesman spoke.

As she concluded, Ruth announced—to the students’ gasps, cheers, and pandemonium—that she was donating $1 billion so they could finish their education tuition free.

This is the largest donation ever given to a medical school. Yet in the interviews that followed, you would have thought that Gottesman was the one receiving the gift. She expressed joy, delight, and honor to be able to give her money away.

Proverbs tells us that this is how generosity works. The one who “gives freely,” far from being left diminished or bereft, finds blessings they hadn’t anticipated (11:24).

When we open our hands to others, we’re left with something more—not less. “Whoever refreshes,” Scripture says, “will be refreshed” (v. 25). We’re often tempted to tightly grip whatever we have, fearful that we’ll be taken advantage of or left with nothing.

God’s economy works differently, however. Jesus went a step further, stating that it’s “more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).

We can be generous with our lives and our resources, offering what we have to others in need. And then, in return we’ll find that we end up receiving too. There’s plenty for everyone in God’s kingdom.
Winn Collier

APPLICATION
How has giving to others blessed you? Where might God be asking you to be more generous?

PR’s (Pastor Richard) RE-EMPHASIS (From Today’s Post)
“We’re often tempted to tightly grip whatever we have, fearful that we’ll be taken advantage of or left with nothing. When we open our hands to others, we’re left with something more—not less. In God’s KINGDOM, there’s plenty for everyone.” – Adapted

PR’s TAKE
“You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 We should also remember that a cheerful giver loves God

“Everyone can experience the joy and blessing of generosity; because everyone has something to give.”
Jan Grace

PRAYER
“Dear God, please help me to be generous like You, and trust that I’ll have all I need.”

TODAY’S HYMN/WORSHIP/PRAISE/GOSPEL SONG
“GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU” Integrity Kids

Give and it shall be given to you
So many blessings from heaven above
Give and it shall be given to you
Good gifts from your Father of love
Good gifts from your Father of love

You have not for you ask not
You must believe to receive
Ask of your Father who is in heaven
And it shall be given to you

Give and it shall be given to you
So many blessings from heaven above…
For with the same measure
You give to others
It will be given to you
To you…

So many blessings from heaven above
Give and it shall be given to you
Good gifts from your Father of love
Good gifts from your Father of love
Good gifts from your Father of love

About the author — Pastor Richard

Pastor Richard Kyerematen’s heart is for the body of Christ to work together, harnessing all its gifts and resources and in love, bring in the HARVEST in these end times. He also has a passion to be used to help believers crystallize their calling as he was helped in his early days of ministry.