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Mark 12:43-44
One time when Jesus walked into the temple, He watched how the people put their money into the offering. He saw many who were rich put in much. But what moved Jesus deeply was the attitude of a poor widow. Jesus said that the poor widow who sacrificed her two mites was the most generous giver of all, because her gift was large in proportion to her available money supply. Jesus was moved by her giving.
Money is a spiritual subject. God cares how much or how often you give into His house- Your Church. Otherwise, He wouldn’t have included so many instructions in the Bible concerning the methods, the time and the proper attitudes for giving… He instructs on the specific day of giving: “On the First day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper” (1 Cor 16:2). He cares about the quantity of your giving: “He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully” (2 Cor 9:6). Most of all, He cares about the quality of your giving. When the rich “tipped” God out of their abundant, it didn’t move Jesus at all. But when the poor widow “put in all that she had, her whole livelihood,” it touched the Lord greatly.
Most of us are afraid to talk about money. But more than 20 percent of the Holy Scriptures deals with money, wealth, finances, property, land, possessions, tithes and giving. The Bible is clear that “the blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it” (Pro 10:22). David says, “Let the Lord be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant” (Ps 35:27). If you read Deuteronomy 26:1-12, you will see that God says tithing and giving offerings are specific worship services before Him.
Money is also an effective tool to help bring the gospel to the lost throughout the world. When you put your money to good use according to biblical principles, it becomes a sacred thing.
Your money is your life. Every month when you are paid, the salary you receive is your employer’s way of reimbursing you for the part of your life that you have spent in service to him. As a saint n servant of God, when you give part of your holy life to your employer, the money he gives you in return is holy money.
Money is a spiritual matter. Be a good and faithful steward in managing it.
I wanna make it clear tt Jesus wants us to prosper, but He also wan us to know tt money is not the cause of everything n tt the more u give for His purpose, the more He will bless u back… Cuz God will nva shortchange us… Jesus also said b4 in the bible tt it is more bless to give den to receive… God has empowered the Hero in the Bible with wealth so that they can be a blessing to other… If u read the Bible, u will see How God has prospered Abraham den follow by Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, King David, King Solomon… God has empowered and prospered them so tt they can bless other too… The more u sacrifice n give to God, the more we(the Church) can reach out to the world… When God see u sacrifice n do His purpose, He will nva shortchange u but will bless u more, so tt u can give even more… God is a good God, He will bless whoever does His Work…