EPISODE 943 – HAVE YOU BROKEN YOUR ALABASTER BOX?
Apostle BennieCHRIST COMMONWEALTH-COMMUNITY
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Saturday, 23rd August, 2025
HAVE YOU BROKEN YOUR ALABASTER BOX?
“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 9:7 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
There is something special about giving in to God’s agenda. A cheerful prompt to do it giver has a genuine heart for God.
Having a huge amount of money in your bank account or a substantial income doesn’t automatically make you a giver.
Until you passionately love the Lord, you will not give into His agenda.
There is always something to do with money at a personal level. The more income you make, it is likely your bills will also go up.
The demands and needs keep increasing, whether you make more money or not. This is why giving in to the spread of the gospel means a lot to God.
This brings me to another benefit of giving in to the gospel.
Take a look at the opening verse again:
“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 9:7 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition).
A cheerful (joyous, “prompt to do it”) giver [whose heart is in his giving] is LOVED BY GOD.
We see a detailed explanation about this dimension of love.
God esteems a cheerful (joyous prompt to do it) giver (whose heart is in his giving).
Such a person is always on God’s mind for the next assignment. For God to love or esteem you in this light means, He is always creating opportunities for you to give.
Have you ever been in a place where you feel you are the only one giving big?
Or do you feel you are always the one called upon by your Pastor or leader to give?
That is a blessing!
Though the saints in the Church must be inspired to give, make up your mind and purpose in your heart to be a giver.
You don’t give because others are giving or not giving. You give because your heart is in your giving.
This is not to propound the concept that “give till you are hurt“. That is why you must give, as you have made up your mind and purposed in your own heart.
The scripture says, God is unwilling to do without or abandon a cheerful prompt to do it giver.
“I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You.” 1 Chronicles 29:17 (NKJV)
The Lord doesn’t just receive our giving; He proves the heart of our giving, whether it is of faith or not.
This giving is not just money, but in any form of valuable donation.
Cheerful (joyous prompt to do it) giver, is one who gives in faith.
And the Lord takes pleasure in such a giver.
The word PLEASURE is from the Hebrew word, “râtsâh”. It means to be pleased with; specifically, be acceptable, be affectionate, delight in, be the favourable, be liked the most.
Awesome!
God loves the world and has an intimate relationship with those who are in Him. However, He takes special delight in those who give towards His work.
You know the lady who anointed Jesus at Bethany, became an eternal delight. Jesus declared her a memorial in the spread of the gospel. That is God taking special delight not just in your giving but in you. He prizes you above other things!
Look at what she did:
“Then Jesus went to Bethany, to the home of Simon, a man Jesus had healed of leprosy. A woman came into the house, holding an alabaster flask filled with fragrant and expensive oil. She walked right up to Jesus, and in a lavish gesture of devotion, she poured out the costly oil, and it cascaded over his head as he was at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were offended. “What a total waste!” they grumbled. “We could have sold it for a great deal of money and given it to the poor.”
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Why are you critical of this woman? She has done a beautiful act of kindness for me. You will always have someone poor whom you can help, but you will not always have me. When she poured the fragrant oil over me, she was preparing my body for burial. I promise you that as this wonderful gospel spreads all over the world, the story of her lavish devotion to me will also be mentioned in memory of her.”
Now we are talking about this great act of giving that this lady did today, just as Jesus declared.
Also, you will observe that the scriptures we clear about what she gave: It was not just any cheap oil or perfume.
The scripture says, what she gave was an EXPENSIVE AND COSTLY OIL.
The disciples thought it was a waste of money, but Jesus called it a LAVISH DEVOTION.
Beloved, have you broken your alabaster box?
Shalom.
DIG DEEPER
(1 Chronicles 29:2-20; Luke 16:9-11; Proverbs 3:9-11; ; 2 Corinthians 9:1-11; Deuteronomy 8:18; Matthew 26:6-13 )
WE PRAY
We pray that as we increase in grace, we give lavishly into the gospel of our Lord Jesus more and more.
BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2025
1 YEAR PLAN
Isaiah 19-21
Isaiah 19-21
2 YEARS PLAN
Judges 21
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.
– I always at any given time give.
– I give under all circumstances (no matter the situation).
– I am willing to give whatever the need (the obligation, requirement, task, project, burden, mission, the necessity, irrespective of the size or greatness of the work).
– I am a self-sufficient giver by the grace of God.
– I possess enough and require no aid or support to give.
– I am furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation.
Oh Hallelujah, Gloreeeey!!!
I am a cheerful prompt to do it giver!
Thank you lord Jesus
Thank you Apostle
I am furnished in aboundance for every good work and charitable donation
Because of me the work of God is done with ease
Oh thank you Lord Jesus for Machaira with Apostle Bennie
Thank you Lord Jesus
God is unable to do without a prompt to do it givers who heart is in His given.
God prices above all…a man that give in faith is one that God is unable to do mighty things without!
Taking David, the woman who broke the Alabaster box. .tells us that they didn’t just give anything to God.
David said no, I will not give anything to God which will not cost me.
How we price the Lord is seen in what we can give and the honour with which we give.
The givings of David, Solomon and the woman who broke her alabaster box carry weight throughout scriptures and cannot be eliminated
I increase in the grace to give day by day.
I excel in this gracious act of giving.
I excel in this Grace of giving also !
I am an extravagant giver
I don’t give grudgingly.
I give cheerfully
I give my best
I am a prompt.to do, cheerful giver
Thank you Lord Jesus
I love the Lord therefore, I give into His agenda
I am a cheerful, prompt to do giver
Thank you Lord Jesus
Because of me, the work of God is done with ease
People don’t just wake up to become financiers of the kingdom it takes the spirit of God to grant you understanding. In the kingdom of God nothing is done out of logic but out of understanding that is why there is a need for daily training so we understand what is at hand so we align ourselves accordingly
With a mere man it will sound foolish to give always to God. “Why is God all mighty and he cant help himself “ some childish statement made
But they that have understanding and know that they are soldiers at war would not hold back their arsenals that aids in winning the war but will fully deploy them
I increase in the grace to give day by day.