A GLASS OF
WATER?
Memorise: For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my
name, because
ye belong to Christ,
verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. Mark 9:41
Read: James 2:14-18, 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he
hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a
brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And
one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body;
what doth it profit?
17 Even
so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a
man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy
works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicles 10-12, Ecclesiastes
1:1-5
MESSAGE
The Bible has laid much emphasis
on the art of giving, especially to God, the poor, widows, and our neighbours. Galatians 6:9 enjoins us not to be
weary in doing good. One good thing we must not be tired of is sowing. To access
your greatest financial harvest, continuous, consistent quality sowing is
required. Your first seed may open the door to blessings, but keeping the door
open requires persistent sowing. Are you already calling it quits with sowing
just because you cannot quantify the returns of previous seeds? Don’t! You may
be closing the door it took you so much effort to open! In the case of the
widow of Zarephath, it took the sacrificial cake she gave on meeting Elijah the
first day to open her door to abundance. If she had stopped at that, her
miracle would have expired long before the end of the famine, but she did not.
She kept the door permanently open by making cakes for Elijah daily for the
entire period. Your first seed must have the backing of the other seeds if you
will experience your ultimate financial breakthrough. Some people have pegged
their blessing or limited the space through which their blessings come. James 2:14 says:
“For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in
my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose
his reward.”
Another relevant example is King
Solomon. His first notable seed was when he sacrificed 1000 cows (1st Kings 3:4-15). This
opened the doors of wealth, wisdom, and honour to him. But he did not stop
there. In fact, immediately he got up from his revelational dream, he responded
to God’s answer by offering more. And he continued and increased his seed. In 1st Kings 8:63, he gave God
an offering of 22,000 oxen. Solomon continued to increase in wealth because he
sustained his giving. He became so prosperous that they lost count of his
wealth. In fact, 1st King
10:24-27 says the whole world sought after the wisdom of Solomon and choice
things as silver and cedar become common place in his kingdom.
“What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he
hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him? He later concluded that
faith without works in dead.”
Do you know that like King
Solomon, God can bless you to the point that the business idea He gives you
could be sought after by the whole world? It is possible for what people
consider as priceless treasures to become common place to you. But there is a
price you must pay continuously. You must not stop sowing. The door the Lord
has opened to you which you were already closing by refusing to sustain your
seeds will be kept wide open from today. However, play your part. Like Solomon
continue to increase your seeds.
Prayer point
Father, please make me a giver and use me to provide solutions to
the problems of many in Jesus’ name.
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