Always Respond To The Call To Give
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so
let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God
loveth a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians. 9:7).
One important blessing you should crave and
desire to walk in is the grace of giving. Giving
is a grace. When that grace is at work in your life, every
opportunity to give becomes for you a celebration,
especially knowing that God is always the last giver.
No one can ever out-give Him. That’s why whenever
He asks you to give or when there’s a call to give, you
ought to respond swiftly. This is something you must
practise consciously.
Some unwisely hold on to that which they’re
supposed to give to the Lord, not realizing that God
only asks us to give so we can be launched into the
next level of our prosperity in Him. Another reason you
must always be prompt to give is that your financial
seeds to God could sometimes serve as ransom for
your life against evil. Proverbs 13:8 says, “The ransom
of a man’s life are his riches….”
You need to realize that though Satan is a
defeated foe, he’s a rebel, who continuously seeks to
snare God’s people. Don’t give him a chance in your
life. Sowing special seed-offerings is one sure way to
obliterate every hindrance he places in your path.
Testimonies abound of people who were delivered
in desperate or terminal situations after they gave a
special seed-offering. That offering became the ransom
for their lives! Many in the Bible experienced and
wrought miraculous victories through their sacrificial
giving.
Luke 6:38 says, “Give, and it shall be given
unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken
together, and running over, shall men give into your
bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal
it shall be measured to you again.” The promise is
to the giver. The Lord will multiply the seeds that you
sow, and cause you to inherit greater substance as
you give.
Moreover, your blessings on financial giving don’t
necessarily have to be in money. There’re several other
blessings that accrue to you as a giver, some of which
are by far greater than immediate financial returns. So,
each time you have the opportunity to give, be excited,
because it means the Spirit of God is doing something
in your life that’ll affect the course of your destiny.
Prayer
Dear Lord, I thank you, for your grace to give is at work in my life.
I give joyfully and bountifully always, without holding back,
because I recognize that you’re my source; my prosperity
comes from you. I thank you for increasing your grace and
capacity in me to give and be a blessing, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
2 Corinthians 9:8; Psalm 20:1-3; Psalm 50:14-15
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 10:24-42
Genesis 34-35
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 9:10-20
Esther 9-10