EPISODE 796 – YOUR GIVING IS NOT IN VAIN
Apostle Benjamin Nana Amissah AnsahCHRIST COMMONWEALTH-COMMUNITY
The Love-Life Agency
The word of God cannot germinate or become fruitful in a hardened heart. To harden your heart is to set yourself against what God has said. Beloved, don't harden your heart!
Apostle Bennie
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Saturday, 29th March, 2025
YOUR GIVING IS NOT IN VAIN
“[Remember] this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to someone] will also reap generously and with blessings.”
2 Corinthians 9:6 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Giving into the Lord’s assignment cannot be overemphasised.
And there are great blessings of giving.
Your giving in the Lord is also a labour of love. And nothing is done in the Lord, for the Lord and with the Lord which is in vain.
“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” 1 Cori thians 15:58 (ESV).
See also:
”For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Hebrews 6:10 (NKJV).
It will be unjust for God to forget your labor of love.
Which means whatever we do unto the Lord, there is a blessedness of the Lord that comes upon it.
Your soul-winning is not in vain.
Your service to the saints is not in vain.
Your giving is not in vain.
For every giving, there is a blessing or a harvest you will reap.
I don’t disagree with the statement that “We don’t give to be blessed, we give because we are blessed and a blessing.” This is so true. Nevertheless, there is blessing in giving.
Take a look at the opening verse again:
”[Remember] this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to someone] will also reap generously and with blessings.” 2 Corinthians 9:6 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition).
Clearly, we see that for every giving we will REAP or HARVEST its kind.
Thus, giving is as seed-sowing and will attract a kind of harvest.
As we discuss the blessing of giving, it will be expedient to look into this:
THERE IS A WAY NOT TO GIVE!
“That is why I thought it necessary to urge these brethren to go to you before I do and make arrangements in advance for this bountiful, promised gift of yours, so that it may be ready, not as an extortion [wrung out of you] but as a generous and willing gift.
[Remember] this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to someone] will also reap generously and with blessings.
Let each one [give] as he has made up his own mind and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God loves (He takes pleasure in, prizes above other things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without) a cheerful (joyous, “prompt to do it”) giver [whose heart is in his giving].” 2 Corinthians 9:5-7 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition).
– You don’t give as an extortion [wrung out of you].
– You don’t give sparingly and grudgingly.
– You don’t give reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion.
The similitude in all these kinds of giving is the unwillingness to give. To give sparingly is basically to hold back your giving. You don’t give with the mindset of how much you want to keep for yourself, but rather how much you honor the Lord.
To give in this way means you have developed the beautiful giving heart of God.
Look at this:
Romans 8:32 (KJV)
”He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”
God did not spare (hold back), he did not give grudgingly, or reluctantly, under compulsion or sorrowfully.
Such giving will not attract a bountiful harvest.
The first blessing you attract is:
GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE ALL GRACE (every favor and earthly blessing) COME TO YOU IN ABUNDANCE
Hallelujah!
DIG DEEPER
(1 Chronicles 29:2-20; Luke 16:9-11; Proverbs 3:9-11; Deuteronomy 15:10; 2 Corinthians 8:1-15; 9:1-11; Deuteronomy 8:18)
WE PRAY
That no matter what confronts or happens around us, we shall not withhold our giving neither shall we become reluctant or sorrowful in our giving.
BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2025
1 YEAR PLAN
1 Samuel 25-27
2 YEARS PLAN
Exodus 38
DECLARE THESE WORDS:
– I am an extravagant giver.
– I don’t give grudgingly, I give cheerfully.
– I am a prompt to do it giver and my heart is in my giving.
– I give greatly into the Lord’s work.
– I am a son of consolation.
– Because of me the work of God is done with ease.
– I increase in the grace to give day by day.
– I don’t withhold my money. I give out joyously as the Lord inspires me.
– I have the heart and the mind of a giver.
– This week I give greatly into the Lord’s assignment.
– The Lord has engraced and enabled me to give more.
– I increase and abound in this giving grace massively.
Oh Hallelujah, Gloreeeey!!!