Memorise: For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because
ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. Mark 9:41
Read: James 2:14-18, 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And
one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the
body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea,
a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith
without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicles 10-12, Ecclesiastes 1:1-5
MESSAGE
The Bible has laid much emphasis on the art of giving, especially to God, the poor, widows, and our neighbours. Galatians 6:9 enjoins
us not to be weary in doing good. One good thing we must not be tired
of is sowing. To access your greatest financial harvest, continuous,
consistent quality sowing is required. Your first seed may open the door
to blessings, but keeping the door open requires persistent sowing. Are
you already calling it quits with sowing just because you cannot
quantify the returns of previous seeds? Don’t! You may be closing the
door it took you so much effort to open! In the case of the widow of
Zarephath, it took the sacrificial cake she gave on meeting Elijah the
first day to open her door to abundance. If she had stopped at that, her
miracle would have expired long before the end of the famine, but she
did not. She kept the door permanently open by making cakes for Elijah
daily for the entire period. Your first seed must have the backing of
the other seeds if you will experience your ultimate financial
breakthrough. Some people have pegged their blessing or limited the
space through which their blessings come. James 2:14 says:
“For
whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye
belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.”
Another relevant example is King Solomon. His first notable seed was when he sacrificed 1000 cows (1st Kings 3:4-15).
This opened the doors of wealth, wisdom, and honour to him. But he did
not stop there. In fact, immediately he got up from his revelational
dream, he responded to God’s answer by offering more. And he continued
and increased his seed. In 1stKings 8:63, he gave God
an offering of 22,000 oxen. Solomon continued to increase in wealth
because he sustained his giving. He became so prosperous that they lost
count of his wealth. In fact, 1st King 10:24-27 says
the whole world sought after the wisdom of Solomon and choice things as
silver and cedar become common place in his kingdom.
“What
doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have
not works? Can faith save him? He later concluded that faith without
works in dead.”
Do
you know that like King Solomon, God can bless you to the point that
the business idea He gives you could be sought after by the whole world?
It is possible for what people consider as priceless treasures to
become common place to you. But there is a price you must pay
continuously. You must not stop sowing. The door the Lord has opened to
you which you were already closing by refusing to sustain your seeds
will be kept wide open from today. However, play your part. Like Solomon
continue to increase your seeds.
Prayer point
Father, please make me a giver and use me to provide solutions to the problems of many in Jesus’ name.
