#46: OUR MISGIVINGS IN GIVING I

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Then shall they also answer him, saying, “Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee”? Then shall he answer them, saying, “Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me”.  Matthew 25:44-45

Indeed many believers would find it a rare privilege to give to the LORD. That is why it is not difficult to raise funds in Christian gatherings. If the man of God can find a way of tuning the hearts of the brethren towards seeing the LORD as the object in need, the turn out will be more than budgeted. Surprisingly at the same time, believers find it difficult to give on a daily basis.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Prov 19:17

If we see everyone in need as a representative of God-which is actually how God has designed the earth to be (Deut 15:7-11), then we will forever be givers.

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Malachi 3:8

Here again we see the elites surprised, because it looks impossible to rob God. Little did they know that it was a misgiving in giving  [of tithe]. If we are not careful to take heed, we will be among the defaulters on the last day-surprisingly because of our misgiving in giving.

Thought: And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9

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