Topic: Giving That Pleases God II
PERSONAL DAILY CONFESSION:
I confess today, my destiny can never be cut short. I live a life of blessing, favour and divine verities. In Christ I live move and have my being. All that I have or achieve is given to me by God almighty because He alone is the source that brings about all my resources. Hallelujah!
Memorise: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. – 2 Corinthians 9:7
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:1-4 (KJV)
1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Saturday MESSAGE:
In assessing our offering, God looks at the motives of the giver. If anyone gives to God for the wrong reasons, He will not accept, let alone reward such giving.
“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.” – Matthew 6:1
No matter how large, offering ill-gotten wealth can incur God’s wrath. God frowns at people who try to clear their guilt by tithing from the stolen funds. He hates sin and anything given by a sinner. Proverbs 15:8 says:
“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”
God taught me a lesson on my way back from Ilorin Nigeria where I had gone to preach some time ago.
I had refilled my car unknowingly with adulterated fuel and it wouldn’t start. While a mechanic was trying to fix it, the Lord taught me a lesson from the experience.
He told me “I can’t accept offering from many people because their gifts are a mix of clean and unclean sources.”
If you add money made from shady means to those from clean source and then give to God, the dirty money in the mix will contaminate the entire offering and make it unacceptable.
God is displeased with any offering given grudgingly; He will reject such.
However, He loves cheerful givers. (2 Corinthians 9:7).
Sometime ago, I was at a service in another denomination. While the programme lasted, I grew tired of the numerous offerings we were asked to give so much that when they called for another donation, I angrily dipped my hand in my pocket to give.
Then God said “keep your money, I am not a beggar.” I immediately realized my mistake, asked for forgiveness and cheered myself up internally before giving the offering.
Please God with your offering; give cheerfully.
Key Point:
Don’t give God anything grudgingly; He will reject it.
Prayer Points
Thank You, Father, for all that You have endowed and blessed me with; there is nothing that I can lay claim to in life, that I have not received from You
Father, let Your fire consume every spirit of stinginess in my life, in Jesus’ name.
Father, give me a sacrificial heart of giving; let nothing be too big or too costly, for me to surrender for Your use, in Jesus’ name.
Father, as I obey Your instructions to give, let men give unto me, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, in Jesus’ name.
Daily Declarations
Ancient of days thank you for your love showered daily upon me
I decree, I shall not die but live to declare the works of God in the land of the living, in Jesus’ name
I cancel and terminate every plan on conspiracy gathered to see my end in Jesus’ name
I destroy every negative revelation or spoken words that want to terminate my destiny at the edge of breakthrough, in Jesus’ name
Bible in One Year: Luke 10-11, John 10:22-42
This Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).