Here’s something on giving money which I’ve learned during my meditations. It’s good to give to the Lord and expect to receive a blessing in return. If you want to receive, start giving. If you want blessings, start giving. But hey, isn’t that giving with the wrong motive? You should just give and not expect anything in return.
As much as I like to think that’s really noble, that’s not what the bible says about giving. Jesus says, “Give and you shall be given, pressed down, shaken together, running over will men give unto you.” God says, “Test me in this that I the Lord will not pour out such a blessing that your rooms cannot contain.”
Ok but what about the poor widow giving her last coin? That story is not teaching about giving without expecting to receive. That story is about sacrificial giving. I’ve heard preaching that tries to play down the receiving part, not wanting to lead people to greed. Firstly, if people are greedy, they won’t even give a cent. Greedy people only want to get, not give. If people give to get, they aren’t greedy!
“What about 4-D, TOTO?” That’s betting, not giving.
Now, I’m also not talking about investing though God can bless through that. Investing is not giving. Giving is an act of faith. You won’t see and understand how you become blessed later except that you know that He is Jehovah Jireh, The Lord My Provider.
“I’m still having doubts. Isn’t it self-centred to give like that?” God says My ways are higher than yours. When the woman poured the perfume on Jesus’ feet, Judas said that could be used to give to the poor. Jesus rebuked him. If God says expect to be blessed when you give, I rather not disagree with Him!
Yes, God wants us to be blessed as any good father will. But the bottomline of His blessings is not so that we can have a good time. It’s so that His name will be glorified and the people will know that I AM the Lord your God. So give, expect to receive and glorify Him when He blesses you.
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