When you keep your eyes on Jesus abounding favor toward you......you don't have to be afraidin times of famine.
While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease. —Genesis 8:22...
He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work...
Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness. —2 Corinthians 9:6-10
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured backto you. —Luke 6:38
The Bible tells us plainly that "he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully," and encourages us to give purposefully, "not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver." Now, look at the provision promise that God gives when you sow bountifully: "God is able to make ALL GRACE ABOUND toward you, that you, always having all SUFFICIENCY in ALL things, may have an abundance for EVERY good work."Beloved, the key to experiencing God's provision promise can be traced to how a person sows the seeds he receives.
When your seed is sown, God will "multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness." So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, "Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them." His lord said to him,"Well done, good and faithful servant..."
He also who had received two talents came and said, "Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them."His lord said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant..." —Matthew 25:20-23He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. —Proverbs 10:4The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. —Proverbs 13:4, NIV
On the contrary, they were diligent, wise and prudent, and they found ways to double the money that had been entrusted to them.
The Lord then congratulated them and called them good and faithful servants.My friend, I want to encourage you to be a diligent, wise, good and faithful steward of the money that God has placed in your hands. As you trust the Lord for His provision, spend moneyto send out your resumes, to go for interviews or even to upgrade yourself for a better job.
Don't bury your money in the ground by sitting at home and watching television. Give Jesus something that He can multiply and you'll see Him put His favor upon it! "Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food inMy house, and try Me now in this," says the Lord of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for yousuch blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field," says the Lord of hosts; "and all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land, "says the Lord of hosts. —Malachi 3:10-12
Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. —Proverbs 3:9-10
For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root isholy, so are the branches. —Romans 11:16
Thank You for always blessing me and my family out of the riches of Your grace."When you tithe out of such a revelation, God declares, "I will...open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.. I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field." Clearly, tithing is only for those of us who have a revelation of God's heart for our provision. ...he [Melchizedek] whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him... For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. For He testifies: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." —Hebrews 7:6-10,14-17
It means that He will come into your negative circumstance and turn it around for your good! It means that there will be tokens, signs and wonders that He is alive in your life. People will look atyou and say, "How is it you manage to stay so blessed despite the economic situation?"Beloved, He will set you apart from the people of the world and provide abundantly for all your needs!
He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work...
Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness. —2 Corinthians 9:6-10
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured backto you. —Luke 6:38
THE SECRET OF SOWING
The resources God blesses you with today contain both bread and seed for you. Don't consume all you have as bread. Have the wisdom to sow seeds that will provide you with both bread for the future and more seed to sow again.The Bible tells us plainly that "he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully," and encourages us to give purposefully, "not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver." Now, look at the provision promise that God gives when you sow bountifully: "God is able to make ALL GRACE ABOUND toward you, that you, always having all SUFFICIENCY in ALL things, may have an abundance for EVERY good work."Beloved, the key to experiencing God's provision promise can be traced to how a person sows the seeds he receives.
When your seed is sown, God will "multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness." So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, "Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them." His lord said to him,"Well done, good and faithful servant..."
He also who had received two talents came and said, "Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them."His lord said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant..." —Matthew 25:20-23He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. —Proverbs 10:4The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. —Proverbs 13:4, NIV
GIVE JESUS SOMETHING TO MULTIPLY
In the parable of the talents, the master commended the first two servants because they multiplied the money entrusted to them. They didn't laze around drinking tea, complaining about how hard it is to get a job in this economy.On the contrary, they were diligent, wise and prudent, and they found ways to double the money that had been entrusted to them.
The Lord then congratulated them and called them good and faithful servants.My friend, I want to encourage you to be a diligent, wise, good and faithful steward of the money that God has placed in your hands. As you trust the Lord for His provision, spend moneyto send out your resumes, to go for interviews or even to upgrade yourself for a better job.
Don't bury your money in the ground by sitting at home and watching television. Give Jesus something that He can multiply and you'll see Him put His favor upon it! "Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food inMy house, and try Me now in this," says the Lord of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for yousuch blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field," says the Lord of hosts; "and all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land, "says the Lord of hosts. —Malachi 3:10-12
Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. —Proverbs 3:9-10
For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root isholy, so are the branches. —Romans 11:16
THE OPEN WINDOWS OF HEAVEN
Beloved, did you know that God doesn't need your tithe? And I tell my congregation not to tithe if they have no revelation of tithing. This is because nothing will happen if they tithe out of fear or religious obligation.My friend, only tithe to your local church if you have a revelation that it is an act of worship and thanksgiving unto Jesus.You are saying, "Jesus, YOU are the source of all my blessings and increase. Thank You for always blessing me and my family out of the riches of Your grace."When you tithe out of such a revelation, God declares, "I will...open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.. I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field." Clearly, tithing is only for those of us who have a revelation of God's heart for our provision. ...he [Melchizedek] whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him... For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. For He testifies: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." —Hebrews 7:6-10,14-17
YOUR TITHE TESTIFIES THAT JESUS LIVES!
Today, when you tithe, Hebrews 7:8 tell us you are not tithing to mortal men, but to Christ who lives. You are tithing to Jesus our High Priest, whose priesthood is after the order of Melchizedek— according to the power of an endless life. That is why when you bring your tithes, you are declaring that Jesus is indeed alive in your life!Do you know what it means to have Jesus alive in your life?It means that He will come into your negative circumstance and turn it around for your good! It means that there will be tokens, signs and wonders that He is alive in your life. People will look atyou and say, "How is it you manage to stay so blessed despite the economic situation?"Beloved, He will set you apart from the people of the world and provide abundantly for all your needs!
