Bible Texts: 1Cor.3:1-3, 2Cor.9:7, Lk.6:48, Mal.3:10-14, Heb.13:8, Ps.1:1-4, Ps.23:1, 3Jn.1:2, Hag.1:17, Is.1:19, Pro.10:22, 2Cor.9:6-11
Yesterday, by the help of the Person of the Holy Spirit, we understood that God wants us to prosper and His perfect will is for us to have all sufficiency in all things and to abound unto every good works. We also learnt that when we give of our resources be it financial, material, skills, experiences and services cheerfully, God speaks to us, to the end that we are established in His financial plan for our lives (Mal.3:10, 1Kgs.3:1-3, 2Cor.9:6-10).
Today, let us continue in learning how God blesses when you and I give.
When you give, God touches the hearts of men to gravitate towards you with their financial and material resources. The Scripture has this to say about that.
Give and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down shaking together and running over shall men give to your bosom…. (Lk.6:38)
The word of God says, so shall men give to your bosom. As the good and godly husbandman who wants to prosper, you must understand that the silver and gold that you require to live a comfortable life and be a channel of blessings to your wife and children and the world belong to God but He has placed them on earth and in the hands of men (Ps.24:1, Hag.2:6-8).
When you give your financial and material resources for the promotion of the work of God and the good of mankind, He touches the hearts of men to give to you. I have a personal testimony to share to validate this truth of God’s word on Luke chapter 6 and verse 38. I had shared several times and I want to share it again.
Some years ago, my father figure called me that he needed to pay his rent. I did not have all the money he asked for but I sent him the money I had and I did that willingly and cheerfully. This was in the morning. Just before the close of that day, one of my clients called me and requested for my account number which I gave him. He said he wanted to give me something for the weekend. Like a dream of the night, I got a credit alert nearly ten times what I gave. Glory be to God in the highest.
The resources, including men, money and material, you require and will ever need are on earth and with people and institutions. You can attract these blessings by the force of giving because your giving is what you use to build your favour bank with God and man. The Word of God tells us that Jesus Christ found favour before God and man because He gave and continues to give to mankind. He gave His precious life as a seed (Jn.3:15-16).
Several years ago, the Person of the Holy Spirit opened my eyes to see that there is something to give. It could be your finance, skills, experiences, service or knowledge, however small it may be. In one of those church meetings some years ago, I did not have cash on me to give. What I did was to cut off one of the buttons of my shirt, put it in an envelop and gave it as my offering.
Do not think that you do not have anything to give. As the good and godly husbandman, there is something God has given to you that you can sow as a seed. It is not the size that determines the quality of your seed but the value that you place on it that determines the quality. Therefore, begin from today to ask the Spirit of God to fill you with the giving grace.
Be a cheerful giver and continue to give.
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, baptize me with the giving grace and make me to eat the good of the land.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to give willingly and cheerfully.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, help me to see, recognize and apply myself to the ways You want to bless me.
FAITH CONFESSION
I am a giver and a channel of God’s blessings to humanity because that is what empowers me to continue to reign as the prosperous, good and godly husbandman in Jesus Name. Amen.
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