Open Heaven 13th, Wednesday, September 2017 – GIVING DETERMINES PROMOTION

Memorise
Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee
Deuteronomy 16:17

Open Heaven 13th September 2017 Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 16:16-17

Deu 16:16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty.

Deu 16:17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

Open Heaven 13th September 2017 Message

When God commanded all males in lsrael to appear before Him in today’s Bible reading, He specifically instructed that they should not come before Him empty-handed. He also instructed that whatever they brought to Him must be a reflection of the level of blessings they had received from Him.

Based on these two parameters, can you say you have followed the divine pattern whenever you appear before God? Today, when God’s people assemble before Him, many of them do not care about what they bring as an offering, as long as they bring something. Do you know that God cares about this? For this reason, 2 Corinthians 8:12 says,

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

One year, during our annual thanksgiving service for pastors and ministers of our church, I told them that God expects them to bring an offering that reflects how much He has blessed them individually.

Then I asked them this question: “Brethren, do you know that many of us demote ourselves by the offering we give?” They appeared surprised to hear this.

So I further explained that God knows us individually, and He knows the level to which He has blessed each one of us. He knows those whom He has taken to a level that can conveniently give Him N1000 at each offering. He also knows those who can afford to give N500 and those who are unable to give more than N100. If you are in the category of N1000 but give N500 per offering, you are indirectly saying to God, “Dear Lord, you made a mistake placing me in the category of givers of N1000.

You should have left me in the category of givers of N500 Then the Lord would reply, “I thought I promoted you, but if you want to demote yourself, no problem. This is why some people are experiencing financial dryness.

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You are the one who told God that the level He placed you at is too high and that He should take you lower. Ishared with my children that at the beginning of every year, l draw up a budget stating what I want to earn as my income for the year.

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Then l tell God that this is where I was last year but this is where I want to be by the years end. Thereafter, I start

giving to reflect my expectations based on my target. I promote myself by giving beyond my present level, and l can tell you in unmistaken terms that God has never failed me, not even once. Before the end of the year, l Would have already surpassed the limit l set for myself. How has it been with your life of giving? Make necessary adjustments today and key into your joy.

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Open Heaven 13th September 2017 Key Point:

Giving at a level that matches the financial status of your expectations is a way to compel God to supernaturally upgrade you to that expected level