WHY DO WE GIVE?
“And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” Romans 10:14 (KJV)
The life of the believer is a life of giving and is also a life of receiving. We honor God with our giving. The main goal of all godly giving is for the furtherance of the Gospel, including healing the sick; raising the dead; helping orphans and widows; and equipping the saints and sending them into the world as ministers of reconciliation. This is why we preach the Gospel: so that all men may believe and come into their inheritance in Christ Jesus. We give our time, money, resources, and talents for the benefit of others, and we receive in return a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over to overflowing (Luke 6:38).
The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 3:21 “all things are yours”. Every time you give your seed, something that is already yours will be released to you; those in possession of it are compelled by God to release it in your favor. These are men and creation responding to you favorably. For example: let’s say God has assured you of a facility. Although the title deed is given to you by faith, someone may be occupying the building. What your seed does, is to cause the person occupying the place to give it up for you.
God says, “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine…” Haggai 2:8. See God as your source. You are called to live out his assignment; this is God’s intent for man. In Jeremiah 29:11, God says, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV). Your prosperity is connected with your assignment. Discover your assignment by enquiring of the Lord and allow the Holy Spirit to direct you into your assignment to fulfill it.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the opportunity to give and I receive a good measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over with no space left for more in the name of the Lord Jesus.
WISDOM NUGGET
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” John 3:16 (KJV)
