By Paul
Dhinakaran
Dearly
beloved,
In Luke 6:38, the Lord shows a new way for us to prosper: “Give, and it will be given to you.” See what David says in 1 Chronicles 29:14: “Who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your hand.”
A certain man, who started a business when young, wrote his business constitution in which he had mentioned, “One tenth of the profit that I gain in my business has to go to the Lord.” The Lord, looking at his generosity, granted a double measure in return.
Finally, the tithes that he gave for the Lord went on increasing. When he was about to die, he gave 11 out of 12 portions of his wealth to the Lord. At that time, he had property all over the world. When he went for his heavenly abode, he rested as a millionaire in peace!
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it" (Malachi 3:10). We should give to the saints who are on earth (Psalm 16:3) and to the poor (Proverbs 19:17), says the Bible.
See the path that the Lord Jesus paved for us to prosper: “He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). He had nowhere to lay His head (Luke 9:58). He is well aware of our sufferings. So when we come to His presence with faith and give to Him with a grateful heart, He will surely remove our poverty and bring prosperity in our lives. Whatever you give will come back to you in an overflowing measure. You will be rewarded by God for your generosity.
In Luke 6:38, the Lord shows a new way for us to prosper: “Give, and it will be given to you.” See what David says in 1 Chronicles 29:14: “Who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your hand.”
A certain man, who started a business when young, wrote his business constitution in which he had mentioned, “One tenth of the profit that I gain in my business has to go to the Lord.” The Lord, looking at his generosity, granted a double measure in return.
Finally, the tithes that he gave for the Lord went on increasing. When he was about to die, he gave 11 out of 12 portions of his wealth to the Lord. At that time, he had property all over the world. When he went for his heavenly abode, he rested as a millionaire in peace!
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it" (Malachi 3:10). We should give to the saints who are on earth (Psalm 16:3) and to the poor (Proverbs 19:17), says the Bible.
See the path that the Lord Jesus paved for us to prosper: “He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). He had nowhere to lay His head (Luke 9:58). He is well aware of our sufferings. So when we come to His presence with faith and give to Him with a grateful heart, He will surely remove our poverty and bring prosperity in our lives. Whatever you give will come back to you in an overflowing measure. You will be rewarded by God for your generosity.
