Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Foundation Two: Giving.

Whatever you have received today is a product of what you gave yesterday. Even if you keep the law and live a holy live, but do not give, you will be a holy poor man. Prayer those does not make you prosperous only giving does. The power of giving was demonstrated in God's redemptive work to restore man back to Himself.
God lost man and had to give His son in order to gain him back. If your prosperity is not based on the foundation of giving, you will soon lose it, Jeremiah 17:11. In the kingdom, true prosperity comes only by living a life of giving. The divine principle for having more is to give what you have. Until you give, the right climate that attracts prosperity will not be seen around you.
 "There is that scathereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but tendeth to poverty.  The liberal soul shall be fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. He that withholdeth corn, the people  shall curse him: But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it: Proverbs 11:24-26.
You can clearly see that those who keep holding back will not have substance, but those that give out freely will have more than enough. It takes giving to prosper, thus if you want to prosper, you must become a giver. The devil can only attack your prosperity if you do not build a solid foundation in this aspect of your life. Like the saying goes "Givers never lack". If you are currently experiencing lack in your like, rather than blame the devil for it, inspect your life to see if you have been faithful in giving to God and to men.
 There are four kinds of giving that determines the four levels of your life.
- Giving to the poor and those  below your status. This does not make you rich, but ensures that you do not fall to the level of the person you are giving to.
- Giving to those in the same level with you, to sustain your level.
- Giving to your Melchizedek; giving to those higher than you in order to be where they are.
- Giving to God. This is further classified into four
   Tithes and offerings.
   Sowing seeds to establish what you are believing God for.
   Vows to provoke God into action.
   Thanksgiving offerings.

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