Promises ofGod
13.Finances
Luke6:38"Give,anditshallbegivenuntoyou;goodmeasure, presseddown,andshakentogether,andrunningover,shall mengiveintoyourbosom.Forwiththesamemeasurethatye metewithalitshallbemeasuredtoyouagain."
Meaning:Accordingtothelawofsowingandreaping,Godwill givetoHischildren.Itisthesameforafarmerwhoexpectsalarge cropfromtheamountofseedhehasplanted.IICorinthians9:6 says,"Hewhichsowethsparinglyshallreapalsosparingly;andhe whichsowethbountifullyshallreapalsobountifully."Godgivesto usinproportiontohowwegivetoothers.
Application:Moneyisnotsinful,onlythe"loveof money."ThefirstprerequisitetoGod'sblessingyour financesisforyoutogiveGodHistitheandoffering (Malachi3:10-12).TherewasaChristianbusinessman whogavealargeportionofhismoneytothecauseof Christ.Somebodysaidtohim,"Whatasacrificeyou makeeveryyear."Hisresponsewas,"Itisnosacrifice atallwhenyouaredistributingsomeoneelse'swealth.
WhenIcametoGod,IbecameastewardofHiswealth, notmyown."
OtherVersesforStudy:Deuteronomy8:7-14,18;Psalms34:10; 37:25;Proverbs3:9,10;11:24,25;Matthew6:31-33;19:29; IICorinthians9:6-8;Philippians4:19
1.Whatlawgovernshowwewillreceive?_____________________
2.Godgivestousinproportiontowhat?______________________
3.WhatisthefirstprerequisitetoGod'sblessingourfinances?