Memorise:
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Proverbs 11:24
Read: Luke 6:38
6:38 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.
Message
If you are a good student of the Bible, you would have discovered that
God specialises in performing special miracles when those who give
sacrificially call upon Him. The story of the Shunammite woman teaches
us vital lessons, one of which is that givers will always secure
heavens’ attention. When you meet God’s needs, He will also meet your
needs supernaturally and promptly. The Shunammite woman took care of
Elisha time and again. She demonstrated uncommon commitment to ensuring
that the man of God - Elisha, was well catered for at all times. And so
one day, the Spirit of God told Elisha to ask this woman what she
needed. She said she needed nothing but the man of God discovered that
she had no child and he prophesied that she would have a baby within
nine months. God’s word through Elisha was fulfilled and the Shunammite
woman became a mother within nine months (2 Kings 4:16-17).
Givers always experience unprecedented miracles. When you give
sacrificially, God will make the impossible become possible in your
life. There is a brother I met during one of my ministerial trips to
Eastern Nigeria. The brother picked me up at the airport having taken up
the responsibility of driving me everywhere I went while the programme
lasted. When it was time to leave, I thought of a parting gift I could
give in appreciation of the hospitality. So I gave him some money and
said, “Brother, kindly give this small gift to your children”. His
response shocked me. He shouted “Amen” continuously and prayerfully. I
called the Pastor-in-charge of that Province aside to find out why the
brother was so enthusiastic about the gift I offered his children. The
pastor informed me that although the brother was so rich, he was
childless. I told the pastor that God was going to surprise him with a
miracle. When I visited the same city the following year, the rich
brother was at the airport as usual to pick me up. On that particular
occasion, he came with a surprise gift. With tears of joy streaming down
his face, he declared, “This is a gift from my first son”. The rich
brother who had been childless for a number of years became a proud
father miraculously by offering to drive me in his car. By believing the
word of the Lord, the reproach of childlessness was rolled away from
his life. You can begin to give sacrificially as from today and I tell
you the Lord will bless you beyond your wildest dreams. I pray that your
next offering will bring a gift that money cannot buy into your life in
Jesus’ Name.
Action Point:
Look around you, find someone
who is in need and bless him or her with a surprise gift. You will
experience the beauty of being a generous giver.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 CHRONICLES 23:16-25:28 and ECCLESIASTES 2:17-26
AUTHOR : Pastor E.A. ADEBOYE
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