Luke 6:38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full - pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.
Jesus Himself said those words to His disciples. Yesterday the Lord reminded us that if we bring what we have to Him He can multiply it to meet our need or the need of others.
For instance when we bring our tithes and offerings to the Lord first, He promises in Malachi to open the windows of heaven so we receive blessings we can't even contain. He even tells us to put Him to the test! (Malachi 3:10) His words, not mine.😊
The disciples only had a few loaves and fish to bring to Jesus, but they had a big need. Perhaps you have a need, small or big, in your life right now and you only have a small amount to give. Then bring it to the Lord, ask Him where He wants you to give it. Thank Him for it and ask Him to multiply it back to you to meet your specific need. Sow it as a seed, plant it in His kingdom for the benefit of others.
Jesus promised in our verse that it would not only return to us but it would be running over!
So often we're tempted to think, 'You give me some money Lord and then I'll give into your kingdom.' But that's back to front. Jesus said to give first of what we have and then believe God to multiply it back to us, thirty, sixty and even a hundred times what we've given.
Sometimes what Jesus said goes against our upbringing, our culture or our understanding. But He said if we'll do what He says we'll be building our house on a rock, not on sand.
Maybe we'd like to have a think and decide what we can give Him to work with today. Sow a seed, having faith in Jesus' words, for our specific need, and see the windows of heaven begin to open over our lives in new ways.😊
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