Proven Principles for Obedient Giving
It is
impossible to live a life of righteousness without giving. Giving is the fruit
of our righteousness. That’s why the righteous give.
Psalm 112:9 declares:
“He hath dispersed [he is a giver!], he hath given
to the poor; his righteousness [uprightness and right standing with God]
endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.” Our giving is living proof that we are walking
right with God.
As you give,
you activate powerful, eternal, proven, spiritual principles. Here are five
specific guidelines as you give in obedience:
Don’t look at the conditions around you when you
give. Regardless of the
circumstances, you must sow in faith. If you “withhold not thine hand,” or
refrain from giving, the seed you plant will prosper. As you give, you must
keep your eyes and heart fixed on God’s promises, not the temporary things
encircling you.
You must not
faint or be discouraged as you sow. The Bible encourages us with these words, “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season
we shall reap, if we faint not” (Galatians 6:9).
Prosperity is God’s gift to you as you give in
obedience. It is no
accident, for His Word tells us, “Every man also to whom God hath given riches
and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion,
and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God” (Ecclesiastes 5:19).
God wants to pour abundance upon you in order to
build His Kingdom. God
gave the wealth of the Egyptians to the children of Israel so they could build
His tabernacle in the wilderness (Exodus 12:13). Likewise, Jacob, on the way to
Laban’s house, made a vow that if God would be with him, provide for him and
his family, and protect them, he would be faithful in his giving (Genesis
28:20-22). Prosperity comes as we decide to build God’s house—His Kingdom. Both
the children of Israel and Jacob understood that truth. This is why God blessed
them so abundantly.
Abundance comes when God finds you faithful. Jesus Christ Himself said that we must
be trustworthy with what we already have before God will trust us with anything
more: “If therefore ye have not been faithful in the
unrighteous mammon [riches, money, possessions], who will commit to your trust
the true riches?” (Luke 16:11).
God wants
you to be blessed:
“The
Lord shall open unto thee His good treasure, the Heaven to give the rain unto
thy land in His season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt
lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow” (Deuteronomy 28:12).
Yet He will
only prosper you as you make a divine decision to build His Kingdom—to proclaim
the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the nations!
And in God’s
own timing, He wants to move believers—specifically those who understand the
need to proclaim the Gospel now—into an unprecedented time of wealth transfer
and supernatural abundance!