Excellence In Action Discovering God's Blessings Through Giving"

You said if you got a job then you would tithe. You got a job and gave him credit for, but still don’t tithe. You said if you got a raise or a better job then you would. You did, but you still won’t. You said, once you paid off your car or your house then you could afford it. But instead they came out with a new car and a better house and you went after it. Now it’s when the kids get out of college. They will and you won’t. Why, because you just don’t want to trust God to take care of you.

God’s love for us truly incredible. Even when we don’t give out of love for Him, he still loves us. We miss out on God’s blessings, and the church’s ministry suffer but God is still calling us to Himself. I kind of feel sorry for the person who has been blessed by God with all kinds of material goods and great health who stand before God and says why they never would obey Jesus and tithe.

Elijah looked at this poor widow and said don’t be afraid. I say to you, don’t be afraid in 2010 to become an example of excellence in action. Elijah, this may not make sense to you, but go home with those sticks and first make a small loaf of bread from what you have and then bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.” You mean God would ask a person with so little to give to him first. Yes He will. How much more would he ask of a person who had an abundance to give. You see, when we ask the question, why God would ask somebody poor to give, we are only looking at the point of exchange. We’re not looking at the whole picture.

Elijah went on to tell the lady, “For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says. “ The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain.” She had a choice to make. Do I trust God or do I protect what I already have. Too many of us to try to protect what we already have, and we lose it anyways. This widow decides to trust God. The Scripture says she went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and for her family. For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah. There was never more than one jar and one jug, and this widow is able to feed Elijah, herself, her son, and other members of the family who were probably going to let her die. When you walk with excellence before God in giving, you never know how much God intends to pour back into your life.

It’s time for you to decide how much you want to be blessed in 2010. Jesus gave us a little advice. He said, give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. Paul tells us if you want to really be blessed, try being a blessing to the kingdom of God. God loves a cheerful giver. You don’t know how generous you need to be to discover God’s blessings in 2010. Go ahead and make God happy today because God loves a cheerful giver.