Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Beloved, you can
meet the needs of people you may never see and meet on planet earth and be a
blessing to them through your sacrificial giving. Please read Philippians
Chapter 4 verses 10 to 20. The Church in Philippi consistently sent aid to the
Apostle Paul in the mission field and this aid always arrived when Paul was in
need. In essence, the Church in Philippi was used by God to meet the needs of
Paul as Paul preached in different communities leading many people to Christ;
bringing about healing, restoration, transformation and hope. Greatly touched by
the generosity and sacrificial giving of the members of this Church, Paul
prayed for them; a special prayer and prophetic declaration that God would meet
all their needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Beloved, it is significant and instructive to note that Paul prayed for all their needs to be met – be they spiritual, physical, mental, financial, marital, parenting, academic, health; whatever the needs were. And God Who always answers prayers and responds to the prophetic declarations of His trusted servants honored the members of the Church in Philippi.
While sacrificial giving opens doors to the great abundance of God, it should not be the primary motivation for giving. The ultimate reason should be to be a blessing to individuals, families, institutions, communities and nations in need. Secondly, you never can tell how far your gifts would go in bringing in the already ripe harvest.
The widow of Zarephath gave sacrificially to meet the need of hungry Prophet Elijah. Though it was their last meal, God breathed His increase on it after Elijah declared that the family would not experience the famine raging in the land. God honored the prophetic declarations of Elijah and the family experienced abundance in the midst of famine
Hannah, the mother of Samuel vowed to give Samuel back to God and she honored her vow as soon as Samuel was weaned. Because she gave up for Samuel for divine purposes she was rewarded with more children. Please read 1st Samuel Chapters 1 and 2.
The poor widow who gave her two mites, her entire livelihood in Luke Chapter 21 verses 1 to 4 was commended by the Lord Jesus Christ for having given more than the rich who gave something out of their abundance – they had plenty and despite what they had given; they still had plenty left over. But the widow gave all she had and she had nothing left at home. She would return to zero livelihood at home but God Who always rewards sacrificial giving ensured that she had plenty at home; never ever to be in need again in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
Beloved, God has more than enough resources to meet all your needs. Therefore, He would always provide for you no matter how the economy is. If He is asking you to sacrifice anything to Him in order to meet the needs of someone dear to Him; please do so even if meeting that need would be at great expense to you. You never can tell how God would repay you.
But most importantly is the fact that your sacrificial giving would bring about healing and transformation to the nations. Your sacrificial gifts would provide for missionaries to preach the gospel in communities where you cannot go to; meet the needs of people in those communities and touch their hearts to trust God to meet their needs. Missionaries usually testify about how people unexpectedly receive certain gifts they were trusting God for through the generosity of people who support mission work and missionaries with their resources.
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