Memorise: There is that scattereth, and
yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth
to poverty. Proverbs 11:24
Read: Luke 6:38, Bible in one year: 2nd
Chronicles 23:16-25:28, Ecclesiastes 2:18-26
If you are a good student of the Bible,
you would have discovered that God specialises in performing special miracles
when those who give sacrificially call upon Him. The story of the Shunammite
woman teaches us vital lessons, one of which is that givers will always secure
heavens’ attention. When you meet God’s needs, He will also meet your needs
supernaturally and promptly. The Shunammite woman took care of Elisha time and
again. She demonstrated uncommon commitment to ensuring that the man of God –
Elisha, was well catered for at all times. And so one day, the spirit of God
told Elisha to ask this woman what she needed. She said she needed nothing but
the man of God discovered that she had a baby within nine months. God’s word
through Elisha was fulfilled and the Shunammite woman became a mother within
nine months (2 Kings 4:16-17).
Givers always experience unprecedented
miracles. When you give sacrificially, God will make the impossible become
possible in your life. There is a brother I met during one of my ministerial
trip to Eastern Nigeria . The brother picked me
up at the airport having taken up the responsibility of driving me everywhere I
went while the programme lasted. When it was time to leave, I thought of a
parting gift I could give in appreciation of the hospitality. So I gave him
some money and said, “Brother, kindly give this small gift to your children”.
His response shocked me. He shouted “Amen” continuously and prayerfully. I
called the Pastor-in-charge of the province aside to find out why the brother
was so enthusiastic about the gift I offered his children. The pastor informed
me that although the brother was so rich, he was childless. I told the pastor
that God was going to surprise him with a miracle. When I visited the same city
the following year, the rich brother was at the airport as usual to pick me up.
On that particular occasion, he came with a surprise gift. With tears of joy
streaming down his face, he declared, “This is a gift from my first son”. The
rich brother who had been childless for a number of years became a proud father
miraculously by offering to drive me in his car. By believing the word of the
Lord, the reproach of childlessness was rolled away from his life. You can
begin to give sacrificially as from today and I tell you the Lord will bless
you beyond your wildest dreams. I pray that your next offering will bring a
gift that money cannot buy into your life in Jesus’ Name.
Key Point
Look around you, find someone who is in
need and bless him or her with a surprise gift. You will experience the beauty
of being a generous giver
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