24/01/2023
PRAYER AND FASTING
DAY 14 | 24 JANUARY 2023
THEME: FINANCIAL BREAKTHROUGH
Scripture: Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food
in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the
floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to
store it.”
2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times,
having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
In Second Corinthians 8, Paul tells of the Macedonian Christians and their sacrificial giving to the church during a severe test of affliction: “Their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed into the wealth of their generosity.” How could the Macedonian Christians give so abundantly while in extreme poverty? They didn’t see poverty as an exemption from giving. They simply refused to miss out on the satisfaction of giving abundantly and sacrificially.
Have you ever wondered why the Bible says that “God loves a cheerful giver”? 2 Corinthians 9:7. God loves a joyful giver because such givers are investing in heaven, which reaps eternal dividends. When the tabernacle was being built in the Old Testament, people got so caught up in the joy of their heavenly investments that they had to be “restrained” from giving more. Joyful giving can only come from a heart set on things above, not on earthly things.
The stewardship of giving does not buy happiness, or love, or a tenfold return on our investment. The motive for giving is not the expectation of getting something back. We give only because God has first given to us. We give because everything is God’s to begin with. My prayer is that we will – that we do – properly manage what He has entrusted to us.
Prayer points:
●A deeper understanding of biblical principles of generosity and stewardship
●Wisdom in finance
●Increase in resources
●New jobs and investment opportunities
●Breakthrough from debt from people
●Kingdom Business- innovative ideas and inspiration