Don't Become Misers of What You Hear

““No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a washtub or shoves it under the bed. No, you set it up on a lamp stand so those who enter the room can see their way.” (Luke 8:16, The Message)

   "Be careful that you don’t become misers of what you hear. Generosity begets generosity. Stinginess impoverishes.”” (Luke 8:18, The Message)

Christ to a crowd of listeners.  "What you are receiving from me is a message that I mean to be passed on to others.  Don't become misers of what you hear."  A miser is one who has treasure that he hoards.  He doesn't spend it; he doesn't share; he just hoards it. 

We do not want to be misers with the treasure of the eternal gospel.  The gospel does no good when we confine it to our hearts alone.  It is meant to be preached; it is meant to be shared.

May we freely pass on the gospel freely shared with us.