“How” is as important as “What”.

It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;

who conducts his affairs with justice.

Psalm 112:5

“How” is as important as “what”. How I do something is as important as the thing that I do. How I choose to do a right thing is as important as the right thing itself. In fact, if I do a right thing with wrong motivations, for the wrong reasons, in a wrong way, I’ve made a wrong thing out of what was right.

This psalm reminds us that a blessed people must also bless others. We are not stingy with what God gives to us. We give out of what we are given because that is what grace does to us. Grace makes us gracious. God’s generous love in turn compels us to be generous to others. Blessing should make us blessers.

And when we do these right things in the right way, God’s blessing marks our lives. We are known for our generous care. We become a people of justice. The heart of God motivates us to care not in mere sentiment, but in impactful action. God wants His people concerned with the “how” of love and justice, to give of themselves in what they do, sharing His blessing in the world.

So we should share the blessing of the gospel generously, ready at any time to tell the good news of Jesus, Savior of sinners. We should give our time in service to Him, especially to the neediest among us. We should use our abilities to share God’s love. We should use our goods to spread healing and hope worldwide, clothing people, sheltering people, feeding people, bringing health to the unhealthy, bringing truth to the deceived, and bringing freedom to those captured in sin. We should be generous in EVERY way.