2Corinthians 9:6 ‘But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.’
DAILY READING – – – • 1 Corinthians 7:25-40; 1 Kings 21; Amos 5
‘Canzelll Reality’ is an American multimillion-dollar real estate company owned by
Chantel Ray.
Chantel’s success story is as a result of what she learned about tithing.
Before then, Chantel was serving as a youth pastor in her Church, but did not pay tithes. She worked a low income job that left her struggling financially. She was barely able to buy basic things or pay her rent. She was using credit cards to survive, but after several years of this she was $10,000 in debt and her cards were maxed out. She could no longer even buy grocery.
At this point her life was in shambles. In desperation, she went in prayer to God for an answer to her financial woes. As she prayed, she felt God was telling her to “start tithing.”
But she didn’t immediately take action rather she wanted to wait until she could begin making more money. But after months of waiting and seeing things only get worse, she eventually decided to start with the little she had. Her first tithe check was the only remaining $30 in her bank account. After paying the tithe, to her surprise, one week later, she received a $300 check in the mail. As she continued to tithe, a close family member paid off her $10,000 credit card debt and within a few months, she got a better paying job. Seeing that tithing was really working, Chantel then increased the amount of her tithe. She discovered that as she was faithful to keep her part, God was faithful to keep His part.
Soon the door opened into a new career in real estate and eventually she started her own firm.
Chantel Ray grew financially to become the owner of a multimillion-dollar company with over 130 employees. Today, she is an author, public speaker and philanthropist, who continually shares with her audience the power of giving and the faithfulness of God in her life.
Sometimes, sowing financial seeds may appear difficult because of so many needs around us. But if we continue to observe the clouds we may never sow, and if never sow then we will never reap.
Sowing and reaping is a law that controls the universe.
Genesis 8:22 says that as long as the earth exists seedtime and harvest.shall not cease
Whatever any one sows in life, they will surely reap with time. He that sows sparingly will reap sparingly and he that sows bountifully will reap bountifully. Our seeds today determine our fruits tomorrow. Our seed is the custodian of our future.
No matter what little we think we have, we can express our love for God through how much of that little we are willing to give, it is not about the volume it is about the value.
God uses the area of financial giving to test our hearts and our love for Him. Giving is a deep part of our personal connection to God and God is always interested to know how much we are willing to lay down for the sake of His kingdom.
However it takes grace to be able to give sacrificially.
Speaking of the Macedonia Church, 2 Corinthians 8;2 says: “How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;’
Under normal circumstances, the Macedonian Church should not give because of their deep poverty.
But they looked beyond their needs and were able to give because of the supernatural grace of God at work in their lives. That grace
enabled them to give despite their deep poverty and great trial of affliction.
It certainly takes grace to overcome the sense of self-preservation that tries to hinder us from sacrificial giving.
Let us therefore receive the grace today to give to God cheerfully and willingly no matter the conditions around us.
As we respond with prompt obedience to every call for sacrifice in God’s kingdom, it will surely lead to supernatural overflow and open the gateways to our financial freedom.
PRAYER: Lord, I know that it is Your will for me to prosper, I therefore thank You for releasing to me today the supernatural grace to continually sow seeds that will produce rich harvests in my life in Jesus Name ..
QUOTE;
Until your worship gets to your money, it hasn’t really gotten to you. – WORDBITE 222.