But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Today, we want to know what God says about giving. Maybe givers are losers, if giving means losing, if givers are just wasting their dear time and resources or perhaps they are not being prudent in their spending that is why they give.
Giving to God
Prov. 3:9, 10.Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Mal. 3:10
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Giving to Man
Prov. 11:24, 25
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Luke 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.
The Word of God clearly states that giving bring about receiving. Many want to receive but they don’t give, some other expect to receive much but they give little (maybe 1% of what they ought to give) but to their disappointment, they receive little.
God’s word cannot falter, giving abundantly bring about abundant receiving.
Acts 9:35-42 talks about a woman Dorcas who gives generously and cheerfully. Then one day she became sick and died of the illness. As a result of her generous act, people do not want to lose her to soon, Apostle Peter was called upon to pray for her and God raised her back to life. Her giving caught God’s attention.
In 1 Kings 17:9-16, The widow gave to Elijah (the Man of God) first and God really helped her, she was sustained, she did not die of hunger.
In Acts 10:1-5, Cornelius alms giving served as a memorial to God. As a result God sent an angel to him to show him the way of Salvation (The Greatest Blessing).
In Luke 21:2, God saw the widows mite.
These are just few out of the many scriptural illustrations about Giving. God loves a cheerful Giver. God himself is the first Giver, He gave us all we have, He created the earth and yet gave the earth to man, God gave his only begotten son for our sins, He gave us the Holy Spirit as a guarantee that he will take us to heaven.
Nowadays there are a lot of unscriptural givings, people cajole and even threaten people to give, Here are some of their tactics:
“Give me, or are you not a Christian”
“Give or you will die”
“Give for a 100 fold multiplication”
“God told me to inform you that, you should sow your car, house, properties to me for a 10 fold increase”
GIVING IS GOOD, WE SHOULD HAVE A GIVING ATTITUDE
How Giving should be done (2 Cor 9:7)
Giving should be done from the bottom of the heartIt should be done cheerfully.
It should not be done reluctantly
It should not be done in compulsion (i.e I must give or else I will be face punishment) or of necessity(2 Cor 9:7 - KJV)
It should be done in faith
It should be done in LOVE
