Devotional :What Happens When You Give (2 Corinthians 9:8-15)

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Scripture of the Day:

“And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the Scriptures say, “They share freely and give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will be remembered forever.” For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God. So two good things will result from this ministry of giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God. As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ. And they will pray for you with deep affection because of the overflowing grace God has given to you. Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭8‬-‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬

What Happens When You Give

Firstly, he will provide all we need. In rewarding our giving, God does it with all grace. Our giving is rewarded in many different ways, materially and spiritually. Materially, God may bless our giving by promotions with better pay, unexpected gifts of money, or by making things last so we don’t suffer the cost of replacing them. Spiritually, God may bless our giving by freeing our hearts from the tyranny of greed and materialism, by giving us a sense of blessing and happiness, or by storing up rich reward in heaven. There is no end to the ways we can be blessed when God is able to make all grace abound toward us.

We know that the giving of the Corinthian Christians will supply the needs of the saints and their gifts also caused thanksgiving to God . They were giving more than money for food; they were giving people a reason to thank God. Also the giving of the Corinthian Christians was evidence of God’s work in them. When those in need received the gift, they would glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing. The thanksgiving coming from the gift of the Corinthian Christians would be for more than the gift itself. They would also glorify God as they understood the gift meant the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and it meant the Corinthian Christians had hearts of liberal sharing. 


Then another benefit from the gift of the Corinthian Christians was that it would prompt the Jerusalem Christians to pray for them. Paul expected that the Jerusalem Christians would pray for the Corinthian Christians. This is something that we can do when others give to us, and when we need their gifts. We can pray for them.


LET US PRAY

Heavenly father, thank you for this gift too wonderful for words, the gift of salvation that is given to us in Jesus Christ your son.

Father everything i need in this season and i trust in your words that you will provide for them all.

Give me the heart of giving so that the need of your church can be meet.

Thank you Lord, in Jesus name amen

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