25/05/2026
DAILY PULPIT.
DATE: 25/05/2026
WRITTEN BY: DR JAMES AKANBI (General Overseer-God's Mercy Revival Ministries).
TOPIC: HOW TO 'HELP' GOD AND PROSPER.
Today's Text: Galatians 2:10.
Beloved, truth is constant; what is qualified to be known as truth in Africa will be same in Europe. Paul and his fellow apostle Barnabas, satisfied every requirement to merit the exalted office of the apostle; they were approved by the custodian of the office but just one more truth to go; they must remember the poor.
That was considered so important that they were not just 'mixed' with general qualifications.
The apostles were assessed on general note before their promotion, their productivity were what qualified them, their efforts on the field of gospel qualified their approval but this last thing have to be singled out for definite action on the score sheet for future ratification.
You know the new apostles will still be accountable to the main custodian and their sending authority; their future licensing will be on the basis that this new thing about the will be considered then.
So why is this as important? Well, that is the mind of God.
The poor must be remembered. The poor seem to be so much important to God's heart.
The first thing on the agenda for Jesus' anointing was to preach to the poor: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised," Luke 4:18.
In the old testament, the harvesting must recognize the poor, "And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 23:22.
The Bible says, "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay again." Proverbs 19:17.
God ordered Israel to open wide their doors to the poor: "For the poor shall never cease out of the land therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land." Deuteronomy 15:11.
He that takes care of the poor is helping God because God has a special assignment to the poor and so His servants must not neglect them.
Secondly, though they were apostles they needed to give to the poor if they would not remain poor for life.
That they were apostles did not mean they could be excluded from giving before they would prosper.
The law is simple, "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." Luke 6:38. That law respects no one, if you break it, it will break you, period.
Dear child of God, whichever angle you view giving to the poor, you just have to do it. If the fact is that you love God and want to help Him in His passionate love for the poor fine, go ahead and search for the poor and give to them.
And if you simply want to prosper or want others to give to you in full measure then go for the poor as well.
Do not wait till you have millions for philanthropic activities start from buying some note books for poor pupils and student, you can from there graduate to giving scholarships and other major things.
Give out food items and other little things like that. God rewards those that care for the poor and He will do so for you as you partake in the noble exercise.
Memory Verse:
"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Proverbs 19:17.
Prayer Points:
Every spirit of stinginess operating in my life, disappear today in the name of Jesus.
Oh Lord my God give me a passionate heart to give to the
needy in the name of Jesus.