02/07/2020
JOHN3:16 For god expressed his love for the world in this way: He gave his only Son so that whoever believes in him will not face everlasting destruction, but have everlasting life. there's no genuine giving without love, he first loved the world (people in the world) then expressed his love by giving his only Son. He never gave because he was expecting something in return but he gave in order to express his love to us. Giving expecting something in return is not giving but business, because if you don't get your expectations after giving you might never give again and start thinking giving is like chasing after the wind. love is not love until you give it away, you cant love and fail to give. many give because they want marriage, jobs, business etc ,when was your last time to give to express your love to God...he knows all your needs, just express your love to him and he shall provides all your needs.
God gave us the best, the one and only Son he love. Never give with what you don't love if you want to please God with your giving. GEN22:2 Take your son, your only son Isaac whom I know you deeply love, and go to the land of Moriah. when you get there , I want you to offer Isaac to me as a burnt offering on one of the mountains. I will show you which one. why God is telling Abraham to give with his only son while he never had only Isaac? there was Ishmael but God is saying your only son Isaac, what you love is the only thing qualifies to please God. you cannot love Isaac and give with Ishmael . after Abraham took Isaac to the mountain to make offering, God said now I know that you fear me because you gave with what you love deeply. how can you give left overs, out of use materials and expect to please God? where is genuine giving? don't give to please people or showoff but give to please God. In Luke 21 many gave for attention and showoff and their giving was not enough only one woman pleased JESUS ,Not because she gave all she was supposed to live with but because she did it out of love.
LUKE7:47 I tell you, her sins are many have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. though this woman was a sinner, look how she expressed her love Jesus; she did everything out of love and her offering became a memory. Jesus said her deeds shall never be forgotten. she never prayed nor plead for forgiveness but her sins was cleaned after expressing her love to Jesus by giving the best and anoint his feet with what she worked hard for. if you wanna please GOD give out of love, am not talking abt money but genuine giving....
TO GOD BE THE GLORY