Giving and Receiving 1

Saturday,  May 7th
Giving and receiving 1.

“Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:15-19

The Apostle Paul declared “… my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Why did he make this declaration and to whom? He made that declaration over the Macedonian Church in response to the seed they sowed into his life. This teaches us a principle of scripture that the way out of your need is a seed. The blessing of the Lord is a harvest, and every harvest is preceded by a seed.

The Macedonian church did not give just because they had so much they could part with; they gave because they had come to know God as their source. Giving was their lifestyle even when they were in need. The Bible shows us this in 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, “Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.”

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank you because I am excelling also in this grace that was upon the Macedonian Church. I have received grace to be a cheerful, joyous and prompt to do it giver, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
2 Corinthians 9:6-8, 2 Corinthians 9:10,
Galatians 6:6.

Doing the Word
Whenever God specifies a seed for you to give, give it promptly because your seed releases a harvest.

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You and your prosperity

Friday, May 6th
You and your prosperity.

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Mathew 6:33

To walk in financial abundance, you will have to rearrange your priorities. Your priorities determine your prosperity and your possessions. Therefore, if you are not prospering and living in abundance, it is important you ask yourself this question, “Is God truly first in my life?”

2 Chronicles 26:5 says, “And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.” Prosperity is a personal matter. You determine your prosperity as you choose to prioritize the kingdom of God in your life.

Joshua 1:8 says, “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” This shows you again that your prosperity is your responsibility, so if you are not prospering, it is your fault. So if you prioritize the Word of God by keeping it in your mouth and doing it every day, you will prosper. This principle is as sure as the law of gravity.

James 1:25(CEV) says, “But you must never stop looking at the perfect law that sets you free. God will bless you in everything you do, if you listen and obey, and don't just hear and forget.”

Instruction.
Commit to a daily regimen of the study of the Word of God, thinking, speaking and doing the Word of God.

For further study, read:
1 Kings 3:11-13, Psalm 34:10, Luke 12:22-32.

Doing the Word.
Put a guard over your mouth. Do not speak anything you do not want to create in your life.

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Why should you tithe?

Thursday, May  5th
Why should you tithe?

“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it”
Malachi 3:8-10

One practical way which shows that you truly recognize God as your source is tithing. Do you tithe? If you do not tithe the Bible says you are robbing God. Your tithe is ten percent of every increase that you receive financially. We give it to the Lord as an act of worship and honour to Him as the source of the increase we received in the first place.

When you give your tithe, you activate financial abundance and the rest of what you have left will be preserved from loss. Malachi 3:11-12 says, “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.”

Tithing is not an Old Testament practice because it existed before the Old Testament began. Abraham the Father of faith tithed; therefore we who are children of Abraham ought to tithe because it activates financial abundance and it is a physical demonstration of our faith in God as our source. See Genesis 14:19-20.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I choose to recognize you and you alone as my source and only resource. Therefore, I choose to be a doer of your Word by committing to tithing faithfully from this day forward. As I do, may all the blessings of a tither become evident in my life and in all I lay my hands to do, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Genesis 28:20-22, Genesis 14:18-20, Hebrews 6:20, Hebrews 7:1-17.

Doing the Word
Tithe faithfully.  

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The Blessing

Wednesday, May  4th
The blessing.

“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”
Proverbs 10:22

To access financial abundance, you must recognize God as your source and only resource. According to Deuteronomy 8:18, He is the One that gives you the power to get wealth. If you look to a man as your source you are limited. It becomes worse for you if the man dies. Never look to any man as your source in your heart because the resource of man is not constant.

The only constant source for your financial abundance is God. That constant source is the blessing of the Lord. The blessing of the Lord on your life is a force. It is the supernatural empowerment to get wealth. There are people who always prosper in whatever they lay their hands to do, what makes it so for them? It is the blessing of the Lord. Those who do not have the blessing of the Lord upon them, no matter how hard they try, they always fail because they are operating under the curse.

The blessing of the Lord makes rich and adds no  sorrow or painful toil with it. When the blessing is on your life, it will make you to succeed without stress. The blessing will empower you to do big things in such a way that others will be able to recognize that it is God that is doing it. In other words, the blessing will cause you to do things that are beyond your natural ability. That is what will be evident in your life when the blessing is at work.

Confession.
In the Name of Jesus, by my faith in the Word of God, I declare according to Galatians 3:13-14, that Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law, being made a curse for me: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come upon me. Therefore, I declare that I am blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Amen.

For further study, read:
Galatians 3:6-9, Isaiah 51:1-2, Acts 3:26.

Doing the Word

Never look to a man or make man your source. 

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God wants you to prosper

Tuesday, May  3rd
God wants you to prosper.

“Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.”
Psalm 35:27

God is happy when you prosper. Therefore, you must realize that God wants you to prosper. It is not His will for you to keep on struggling to make ends meet for the rest of your life. So, for you to access financial abundance, you must change your thinking. Say aloud to yourself, “God wants me to prosper.”

There are people who believe God hates them because of the bad things they have done in the past. Not so, the Bible says in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” This means that God loves you and sent Jesus to pay for all the bad things you did. Now, if you believe in Jesus you would have everlasting life and will not come to condemnation, but anyone who refuses to accept Christ will perish.

Jesus Christ is God's remedy to all human problems. He will take your sin and give you righteousness. He will take your poverty and give you riches. He will take your worry and fear and give you peace. Whatever the problem may be, Jesus has the answer. Therefore, renew your mind today that God wants you to prosper. Praise God.

Confession.
In the Name of Jesus, by my faith in the Word of God, I declare according Colossians 1:27, that Christ in me is the hope of glory. I am perfected with all good things in Christ Jesus. Amen.

For further study, read:
Genesis 27:28, Deuteronomy 8:7-10, Jeremiah 32:40-41.

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Do not compromise your faith because of a challenge you are experiencing, instead search the scriptures for the answers.

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Life in Abundance

Monday, May 2nd
Life in abundance.

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
John 10:10

According to our opening scripture, God wants us to have life more abundantly. The word abundantly in the Greek means, to overflow, superfluous, etc. Therefore, when we are talking about abundance we are talking about having more than enough.

John 10:10 in the Amplified Bible says, “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).” God does not steal from you, neither does He kill or destroy, instead He wants you to have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

The Bible lets you know who kills; he is the thief, satan, the devil. Therefore, it is when God withdraws His grace from a person that the devil can destroy that life. The Bible lets us know in Exodus 12:23 that the Lord stopped the destroyer from slaying the children of Israel, but He did not prevent the destroyer from slaying the Egyptians.

God's grace preserved the children of Israel from the destroyer. That same grace is upon you today if you are born again and it will preserve both you and your household from the destroyer and every financial drought in the land. According to the Word of God in Luke 10:19, nothing shall by any means hurt you. Amen.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank you for giving me zoe; your very life and nature. By Your life in me, I am preserved from the destroyer, and nothing shall by any means hurt me all my days; in my going out and coming in, in the city or in the field, in my laying down and rising up. I live life in abundance; to the full, till it overflows, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
John 3:16-17, John 3:36, Romans 8:31-32.

Doing the Word
If you want to be born again, please pray the prayer of salvation on page 68.

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Financial Abundance

Sunday, May 1st
Financial abundance.

“And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.”
Deuteronomy 8:17-18

In this month's devotional you will be learning about financial abundance and how to access it according to the Word of God. What is finance? Finance is the art and science of making money, spending, monitoring, saving and managing it. Finance also means money available or belonging to a government, business, group or person. What is abundance? Abundance can be referred to as more than enough. Therefore, we will be focusing on how to have more than enough in our finances.

Why does God want you to have more than enough? God wants you to have more than enough in your finance as a Christian because He wants you to be able to help the poor. This is important because one way you can help the poor is by not becoming one of them.

Therefore, if you are a child of God reading this today I want you to know that it is God's will for you to prosper even in your finances. Stop seeing  yourself as the poor. You are not the poor. You have already been made rich and abundantly supplied in Christ. That should be your mentality and the way you see yourself because that is your true identity in Christ according to the scriptures. See 3 John 1:2, 2 Corinthians 8:9.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I choose to see myself as you have made me in Christ. I declare according to the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, for though He was rich, yet for my sake He became poor, that I through His poverty might be rich. I declare that I am rich and I daily abound in all good things, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Proverbs 10:22, Genesis 24:35, Job 22:21-25.

Doing the Word
Count your blessings, and thank the Father for His faithfulness.

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