GIVING
Righteous gives without ,Sparing.
Proverb 21:26
** If it is said about a Righteous and our God is the Creator of the Righteous , then how much more He must be having a passionate and deep desire to give an overflowing one, to the righteous whom he has created in love and in his own image.
Remember what He said in John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that he GAVE..
** When God gave Jesus to this sinful world, there was nothing more PRECIOUS and GREATER left in heaven.He was God’s BEST.
Love and Giving cannot be separated. They are complimentary to each other like two sides of the same coin.
If you see from the world’s point of view ; it is not very easy to give. Specially when our giving is being watched by God Himself.
Believe me–When you give, God doesn’t see how much you are giving but rather how much is left in your wallets and purses.
That’s what He saw in the Temple, and commented on the giving of a poor widow who put two copper coins in the collection bag , saying “She gave more than all the wealthy people because she was putting ALL SHE HAD TO LIVE ON .Can you imagine the Reward she must have received in heaven.
And yet some people put in the bag coins and old crumpled notes. What God said in —Zachariah 11: 13 b……
“The handsome price at which they priced me ! the thirty pieces of silver…throw it to the potter”—-Therefore we must honor God by our giving.
When we were dead in sin, He poured out all.. his Blood ; to give us eternal life.. Redeemed us from Eternal Condemnation.
What can a man give in exchange for his life? Jesus said,” This is my Blood given for your life..l give them eternal life. “What have we given to God for taking our place on the Cross.
Word says,” Without shedding of Blood there’s no forgiveness.” He not only cancelled our sins but also wiped away the written code with all its Regulations which was against us.
What are we giving him for all this ?
The Word says…Give ,because we receive to give.
lt is a sin to Test God . ** When Jesus was being tested by Satan in the wilderness he replied to him by saying “,lt is also written” Do not put the Lord your God to test.,”
But for Offering he says in Malchi 3:10 . “Bring the whole Tithe into my house and Test me in this .if l will not open the floodgates of heaven, and pour out such blessings, that u will not have room enough to store it. Lets not hold back but honor God by our giving .
Proverb 18: 16 A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the greats.
PRAYER
Thank you Lord for making us understand how important it is to give generously ,trusting you for all the blessings promised in Mal:3:10.11.Amen
Sol. Noreen .