And the lesson which Jesus here taught is all wrapped up in this little word--"_Give_." Here we learn what the will of Jesus is on this subject. This is not simply the expression of his opinion. It is not merely his advice; no, but it is his _command_. He is speaking here as our Master--our King--our God. He _commands_ us to--give. And when we remember how he said to his disciples, "If ye love me, _keep my commandments_," we see plainly, that we have no right to consider ourselves as his disciples if we are neglecting this or any other of his plain commands. And this command about giving is not intended for any _one_ class of persons among the followers of Christ, but for _all_ of them. It is not a command designed for kings, or princes, or rich men only, but for the poor as well. It is not a command for grown persons alone, but for children also. As soon as we begin to _get_, God expects us to begin to _give_. Jesus says nothing here about _how much_ he expects us to give. But, from other places in the Bible, we learn that he expects us to give _at least one-tenth_ of all that we have. If we have a thousand dollars he expects us to give one hundred out of the thousand. If we have a hundred he expects us to give ten. If we have ten dollars we must give one of them to God. If we have only one dollar we must give ten cents of it to Him. If we have but ten cents we must give one of them. If we have no money to give, God expects us to give kind words, and kind actions, our sympathy and love. Jesus does not tell us here _how often_ we are to give, but simply--give. This means that we are to learn the lesson and form the habit of giving. His command is--give. And in giving us this command he is only asking us to imitate his own example. _He is giving all the time_. The apostle Paul tells us that Jesus is "exalted to the right hand of the Father to--give." He never tires of giving. "He giveth to all life, breath, and all things." And if we have not the Spirit of Christ in this respect, "we are none of his." This, then, is the lesson of liberality that Jesus taught when he said--"give." And that _giving is God's rule for getting_ is what we are taught by our Saviour, when he said--"_Give, and it shall be given unto you_." And now, having seen what this lesson of liberality is, which Jesus taught, _let us look at some of the Scripture proofs of it_. The same lesson is taught in other places in the Bible. Let us see what is said about it in some of these places. In Ps. xli: 1 David says--"Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble." Considering the poor here, means being kind to them, and giving them such things as they need. And the blessing promised to those who do this means that God will reward them by giving to them good things in great abundance. And, if this is so, then we have proof here that "giving is God's rule for getting."