Divine Compensation

He who waters will himself be watered. (Proverbs 11:25)

If I carefully consider others, God will consider me, and in some way or other He will compensate me. Let me consider the poor, and the Lord will consider me. Let me look after little children, and the Lord will treat me as His child. Let me feed His flock, and He will feed me. Let me water His garden, and He will make a watered garden of my soul. This is the Lord’s own promise. It is my responsibility to fulfill the condition and then to expect its fulfillment.
I can care about myself until I grow sick. I can watch over my own feelings until I feel nothing. I can lament my own weakness until I grow almost too weak to lament. However, it would be far more profitable for me to become unselfish and to begin to care for the souls of those around me out of love to my Lord Jesus.
My tank is getting very low. No fresh rain comes to fill it. What should I do? I will pull up the plug and let its contents run out to water the withering plants around me. What should I do? I will pull up the plug and let its contents run out to water the withering plants around me. What do I see? My cistern seems to fill as the water flows. A secret spring is at work. While everything was stagnant, the fresh spring was sealed, but as my supply flows out to water others, the Lord considers me. Hallelujah!