the giver

InSpired

THE  GIVER…..

Giving is categorized as living and is true: No man or animal can successfully live on earth without giving. Plants receive light from the Sun in the process of photosynthesis, they in return release oxygen which man needs for survival; carbon dioxide is given out by man and used by plants to produce the food needed by man. God ordained mutualism for a purpose; we all depend on each other for living.

Likewise in the Kingdom, heaven depends on the sons and daughters of God to carry out its mandate and purposes on earth and the children of God on the other hand depend; rely on God’s provisions for sustenance. 

The Bible says that the Streets of Heaven are lined with gold (Revelation 21:21); God does not need your money to exist and live in heaven, if the Bible ask you to give, is not because your money would be converted to dollars and pounds and then, transfer to heaven, rather God needs your bank account as a channel through which His riches will flow on earth.

It’s like a pipe that carries water from the source to the end user. The amount of water that will flow through the pipe depends on the size of the pipe,  which affects and determines the quantity of water which flows through the pipe per time. Though the quantity of water from the source may be limitless but the quantity received from the Source of water will be greatly hindered by the size of the pipe and the pipe control device. God has limitless financial resources, but can only release to us depending on our demand for it.,

I heard a statement from the Holy Spirit some few years back; He said “if your demand for resources for kingdom project increase through sponsoring more projects (led by me,) my supply of finance into your life will also increase to meet with the increased demand. In the parable of the talents, the man with five talent was given five because his vision (demand) requested for five while the man with one talent, his vision only needed one ( this is a figurative use of this story and not a contextual interpretation. 

Does God rain dollar from heaven to believers? I don’t think so, but He can give you ideas that will generate wealth or stir up the heart of people to give you money to sponsor your divine vision.

The Holy Spirit also made a statement to me recently. He said “if you give me a room and ask me to fill with people, I will do so, but if you give me a hall too for same purpose, it is done. You determine, how much of me, you want…..” This principle is applicable in our finance. When God wants a believer to grow financially, He gives him/her more opportunities to grow in giving to the poor and His kingdom, because as your giving increases, supply from heaven also increase, this principle is especially true for kingdom related projects. 

The wife of a prophet in the era of Elisah was in debt and  came to the prophet;  she was given a jar of oil and the prophet told her ‘borrow vessels and poured the oil into it, the oil kept flowing, until there  was no more vessels to  fill.

God promised to cause all grace to abound to you, having all you need, you will abound in every good works, the grace is meant for your need, so the degree of grace you would enjoy will depend on your needs…

It means if your need for finance is only your immediate needs and that of your family, the grace that would flow will meet that need; if  It is for  your extended family, the amount of grace will meet that need, but if  it is for a kingdom based community project, the right amount of grace shall flow and that need will be met….. 

God is searching for kingdom financier through whom He can send funds for His kingdom; can he trust you with Kingdom wealth?

WITNESSES OF GIVING IN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT

2 Corinthians 8:1-9

Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia.  They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem.  They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.

 So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving.  Since you excel in so many ways—in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us—I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving…… You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.

Exodus 35:21-22

 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord. The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

KJV

A. L. HEPHZIBAH