as Paul illustrated, ‘sow seed’ God will
supernaturally return a harvest on what we
gave. This harvest should again be divided
into two categories as before. Continue
this cycle and it will keep expanding just
as crops do for a natural farmer. “For
if you give, you will get! Your gift will
return to you in full and overflowing
measure, pressed down, shaken together
to make room for more, and running over.
Whatever measure you use to give—large
or small—will be used to measure what is
given back to you.” [3] (TLB)
Your seed must go to people (firstly the
saints) who are destitute and hungry and
to ministers and missionaries who are
taking the true gospel to the world and are
in need of support and food. Your money
must not be ‘tithed’ to mega churches to
maintain buildings and cars while saints
and preachers are in great need. Kindly
note also, that God never sent us chasing
wealth but promised that if we make His
Kingdom the priority, He would in return
see to our needs. Give to those who cannot
give back because God is the source of
your harvest not man (though He often
supplies our needs through others). Give
and you shall receive but DO NOT GIVE
TO RECEIVE. What you receive will
come supernaturally from places and
people you least expect.
INVEST IN PEOPLE NOT
THINGS!
“There are two ways in which a Christian
may view his money - ‘How much of my
money shall I use for God?’ or ‘How much
of God’s money shall I use for myself?’”
- I am unable to bring to mind a single
New Testament scripture that encourages
investments in natural resources but I
can think of many that instruct us to use
our natural resources to make spiritual
investments. You say, “But what about the
parable of the talents?” That parable, as all
parables, was using a natural scenario to
teach a spiritual truth i.e. are we using our
God given talents to invest in and expand
His spiritual kingdom? Jesus is returning
for a bride not a business. If you believe
God gave you money to do business that
would be a personal situation and not the
general rule. If you wish to do business get
an investor or borrow from a bank, and
when you receive an income it should
be divided into the two categories as
mentioned before.
The criterion Jesus used to separate the
goats from the sheep in Matthew 25 is
very gripping. Selfishness could be a sign
that the God of love is not dwelling in our
hearts but having a willingness to help
God’s people who are in need could be a
sign that Jesus dwells in our hearts. Stop
wasting money on worthless, temporary
luxuries and r ] \