Mountain Of Fire Daily Devotional For December 27, 2021 : Topic – Giving For Love
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TOPIC: Giving For Love
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 11-13
FIRE SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9; Mark 12:41-44 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 8:1-9
8 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Mark 12:41-44
41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
MEMORY VERSE: “And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.” – 2 Corinthians 8:5
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
God is the first giver; He gave all.
PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
I DECREE THAT HEAVEN SHALL GIVE YOU THE GRACE TO BE RICH IN THE WORK OF GIVING, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
MESSAGE:
God was the first person to give out of His love for humanity. He gave all (John 3:16). Responsibility is laid on you as a child of God, redeemed and sanctified, to be like your Father in all things, including giving. The magnitude of your giving is a proof of your love to God (Mark 14:3).
Accounts from the Fire Scriptures (2 Corinthians 8:1-9) show how Apostle Paul was boasting about the giving grace of the Macedonian church. It is clear from this passage that no one is too poor to give. You can give out of poverty. Giving must be from a willing heart (2 Corinthians 9:7). It is part of your service to God. You must give yourself to God first and to the church before giving your substance. Giving is an act of love for God and the brethren. It is the demonstration of God’s grace in your life. It is also an act of faith and worship. Jesus showed us the greatest example of this when He offered up Himself to save us sinners (John 10:18).
Beloved, you and I need to do some soul searching today. Why do you give? Is your giving a conscious act of faith in Jesus? Are you inspired to give out of love like the Macedonian church or you are being compelled to give? If you want to be like your Father in heaven (Matthew 5:45), then repent of the time you were compelled or cajoled to give. Change your motive about giving and begin to give from today out of love for God and your fellow brethren. Jesus gave all to buy you and me back. You must recognise that everything you have belongs to the Lord and give them to Him willingly.
A life that is not surrendered to Jesus is not qualified to give to God. The sacrifice of the wicked is unacceptable to God (Proverbs 15:8a). As you learnt from the Macedonian church, you must surrender your life to God first before giving your substance. This is another opportunity to be reconciled with your Maker.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
- Father, I repent of many times I have given out of wrong motive, in the name of Jesus.
- Let my love for God and brethren be activated, in the name of Jesus.
- Lord, I surrender all for You, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
- My Father, multiply my grace to give, in the name of Jesus.
- Deliver me Lord, from selfishness, in the name of Jesus.
- Enlarge my capacity to give, Lord, in the name of Jesus.
- Father, make me a treasurer in Your kingdom, in the name of Jesus.
MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)