Mar 1 Feb 6, 2023 | Forerunner, Melissa Eberts, Worship Leader
Have you ever thought about giving money to the work of the Lord as an act of worship? Money is a tool given to us from God that we can use to serve and help others.
Deuteronomy 8:18 says, “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the power to gain wealth.” Deuteronomy 16:17 says, “Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that He has given you.”
We are not man-made. We can remember that God is the One who gives us the power to gain wealth in the first place. Everything we have – all our gifts and abilities – ultimately comes from Him alone.
How should we give? God instructs us in His Word that He desires us to give happily and what we have purposed in our hearts to give (2 Corinthians 9:7). To whom should we give? The Bible tells us that we should give to the poor (Proverbs 28:27, Matthew 6:3-4), and to contribute to the needs of the saints (Romans 12:13, James 2:15-16)
Finally, in the New Testament, we as the Church are encouraged to give generously! We see in 2 Corinthians 8:3 that Paul speaks of the Macedonian churches, testifying that they “gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability.” Paul also encourages us in 2 Corinthians 9:6, “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will reap generously.”
Let us be a people who worships God through giving generously to our church and to others around us!