GIVE : DO IT DIFFERENT !
ME :
It's funny how we almost always twist and turn the words that He speaks , for our own convenience.Here's an example ...
'Give , and it shall be given to you ..' says God.
He means to say " You initiate giving..and you will be given immensely"
This is what we interpret 'God will give me . Only then I can give away a little bit'
WHAT MY LEADERS SAY:
They say , we need to initiate the giving.Give to the poor and needy , because you serve God when you do that. Jesus Himself said that if we even give a glass full of water to a needy , we serve Him .
Besides, we never 'give' the tithe . We 'return ' it. Because it is God's own portion.Not that God needs us to give Him from what he gives us .. but it's about His authority over our lives.
Now, offering is whatever we give , besides returning the tithe.
Being children of The Almighty , He surely never wants us to lack anything. He doesn't want His children to be poor, and struggling for money , food ,etc.He wants to bless us immensely. But at the same time ,He doesn't want us to be satisfied with all the riches of the world. Because a rich man , who is proud , and who cares only about his riches , can never enter the Kingdom of God.
The key , is in the balance . Let this be our prayer .."God , do not give me so much , that I forget you . Do not give me so less , that I doubt you. Give me what is enough according to you"
WHAT JESUS DID:
Jesus gave away freely , all that He freely received from His Father .
He gave away His life. He gave away all that He had , for the sake of His Father's will , to save us .
The greatest sacrifice .
DO'S:
Initiate the giving.
Give to the poor and needy
Give freely as you have freely received
DON'TS:
Keep it all for yourself
Rob God of what is His (tithe)
INGREDIENTS:
A heart to 'give'
A soul to 'receive'
IMAGINE:
You work hard day in and day out . You keep toiling for years . You keep collecting everything you earn after working so hard . There's only a slight problem.. the bag you're collecting in , has a hole. The hole keeps widening as your bad swells up with whatever you collect. And one fine day , inevitably , it tears apart . All of your toil is suddenly meaningless. And that's when you realize what God meant to say when he said this ..
" GIVE , AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU.A GOOD MEASURE, PRESSED DOWN ,SHAKEN TOGETHER AND RUNNING OVER, WILL BE POURED INTO YOUR LAP. FOR WITH THE MEASURE YOU USE , IT WILL BE MEASURED TO YOU." - LUKE 6:38
P.s. Give . Do it different.
ME :
It's funny how we almost always twist and turn the words that He speaks , for our own convenience.Here's an example ...
'Give , and it shall be given to you ..' says God.
He means to say " You initiate giving..and you will be given immensely"
This is what we interpret 'God will give me . Only then I can give away a little bit'
WHAT MY LEADERS SAY:
They say , we need to initiate the giving.Give to the poor and needy , because you serve God when you do that. Jesus Himself said that if we even give a glass full of water to a needy , we serve Him .
Besides, we never 'give' the tithe . We 'return ' it. Because it is God's own portion.Not that God needs us to give Him from what he gives us .. but it's about His authority over our lives.
Now, offering is whatever we give , besides returning the tithe.
Being children of The Almighty , He surely never wants us to lack anything. He doesn't want His children to be poor, and struggling for money , food ,etc.He wants to bless us immensely. But at the same time ,He doesn't want us to be satisfied with all the riches of the world. Because a rich man , who is proud , and who cares only about his riches , can never enter the Kingdom of God.
The key , is in the balance . Let this be our prayer .."God , do not give me so much , that I forget you . Do not give me so less , that I doubt you. Give me what is enough according to you"
WHAT JESUS DID:
Jesus gave away freely , all that He freely received from His Father .
He gave away His life. He gave away all that He had , for the sake of His Father's will , to save us .
The greatest sacrifice .
DO'S:
Initiate the giving.
Give to the poor and needy
Give freely as you have freely received
DON'TS:
Keep it all for yourself
Rob God of what is His (tithe)
INGREDIENTS:
A heart to 'give'
A soul to 'receive'
IMAGINE:
You work hard day in and day out . You keep toiling for years . You keep collecting everything you earn after working so hard . There's only a slight problem.. the bag you're collecting in , has a hole. The hole keeps widening as your bad swells up with whatever you collect. And one fine day , inevitably , it tears apart . All of your toil is suddenly meaningless. And that's when you realize what God meant to say when he said this ..
" GIVE , AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU.A GOOD MEASURE, PRESSED DOWN ,SHAKEN TOGETHER AND RUNNING OVER, WILL BE POURED INTO YOUR LAP. FOR WITH THE MEASURE YOU USE , IT WILL BE MEASURED TO YOU." - LUKE 6:38
P.s. Give . Do it different.
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