Give Sacrificially

A WORD IN DUE SEASON

Monday, April 23rd, 2018

Give Sacrificially.

“And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”
Genesis 8:20-22

Sacrificial giving is important to the flow of favour. Noah gave sacrificially and God turned from cursing the ground and vowed never again to smite every living thing. Though man is not perfect but the sacrificial giving of one man caused the blessing to flow and all men found favour before God.

Also, as a result of this sacrifice, God blessed Noah and his sons. “And God blessed Noah and his sons,
and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.” Genesis 9:1-2.
In 1 Kings 3, Solomon gave sacrificially to God a thousand burnt offerings and he found favour before God. God visited him and gave him wisdom. “And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.” 1 Kings 3:4-5.

I encourage you to learn to give to God sacrificially
because it unlocks favour.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I ask that the grace for giving and a selfless commitment to you rest upon me mightily, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
2 Samuel 24:24-25, 1 Chronicles 29:1-9, Malachi 1:11-14.

Doing the Word
Never give to God that which cost you nothing.