2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work”
Henry Parsons Crowell of Quaker Oats was known to be a respectable Christian businessman in the United States in the early 20th Century. He gave over 70 percent of his income to God’s work during his lifetime. Still today, Quaker Oats is a market leader, and the company makes several billions of dollars in revenue annually.
In God’s program of kingdom prosperity, there is a stage where one receives more than enough supply. Like Mr. Crowell, those who wish to attain or have already attained this level must understand that receiving more than enough supply is not for laying up treasure for oneself but rather for contributing and distributing to divine and righteous causes.
Here are three areas of divine interest we should abound in giving to:
1. The House of God. God is greatly interested in His house because, firstly, it supplies congregational worship to His throne; secondly, it is His “military base” for raising His generals and equipping His people to carry out His several and diverse plans on the earth. This is why the Commander-in-Chief commands to
“bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house” (Malachi 3:10).
God expects His house to run on full supplies so that divine assignments will not suffer hindrances.
2. The Propagation of the Gospel.
“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26).
Souls are so precious in the Lord’s own estimation, and this shows how important evangelising the world is to Him. Therefore, we must give generously towards propagating the gospel of Christ because God is interested in soul winning.
3. The Poor and Needy. In Luke 16:19-31, we see the story of the rich man who ended up in hell because he was apathetic toward the sufferings of the beggar who sat glaringly at his gate desiring to be fed with crumbs. God takes great interest in the sufferings of mankind because He is merciful and compassionate. God desires to reach them through us; that is why the Bible says,
“Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God” (Proverbs 14:31, NIV).
Precious one, God can bless you with everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for the house of God, for the spreading of the gospel, and for taking care of the needy (2 Corinthians 9:8, CEV)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for being a God of more than enough. Today, I receive Your grace which enriches with all sufficiency so that I may abound to every good work in Your kingdom, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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