Life and its fullness await our understanding. If you want to walk in Love and joy, give. Lay up Heavenly treasures.
Super-abundant joy overflows when we walk in an act of extravagant generosity. How generous was Jesus when He gave Himself for all of mankind! None were excluded from His willingness to give so are we ready to step up in our own ability to meet the needs of others? It is all about submitting to The Holy Spirit to discern what to give and to whom. I don’t give to every beggar on the corner holding up a sign. Neither did Jesus. He walked past many who could have been healed such as those who were at the pool of Bethesda.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 5:
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.
5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”
8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
Why didn’t Jesus heal all who were close to the pool? He was directed by FATHER and only that man was healed. We are to be the same way in our walk. Ours is not to reason why. We should act and give only as directed by The Holy Spirit. However when He says to give, give and our joy will be full!
Paul addresses this issue when believers were experiencing a season of severe difficulty.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Corinthians chapter 8:
2 For even during a season of severe difficulty and tremendous suffering, they became even more filled with joy. From the depths of their extreme poverty, super-abundant joy overflowed into an act of extravagant generosity.
3 For I can verify that they spontaneously gave, not only according to their means but far beyond what they could afford.
4 They actually begged us for the privilege of sharing in this ministry of giving to God’s holy people who are living in poverty. 5 They exceeded our expectations by first dedicating themselves fully to the Lord and then to us, according to God’s pleasure.
6 That is why we appealed to Titus, since he was the one who got you started and encouraged you to give, so he could help you complete this generous undertaking on your behalf. 7 You do well and excel in every respect—in unstoppable faith, in powerful preaching, in revelation knowledge, in your passionate devotion, and in sharing the Love we have shown to you. So make sure that you also excel in grace-filled generosity.
One of the principals where we distribute the food and clothing cards wrote yesterday to us, “I can’t tell you how much we appreciate your generosity with the cards.”
8 I’m not saying this as though I were issuing an order but to stir you to greater Love by mentioning the enthusiasm of the Macedonians as a challenge to you. 9 For you have experienced the extravagant grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although He was infinitely rich, he impoverished himself for our sake, so that by his poverty, we could become rich beyond measure.
10 So here are my thoughts concerning this matter, and it’s in your best interests. Since you made such a good start last year, both in the grace of giving and in your longing to give, 11 you should finish what you started. You were so eager in your intentions to give, so go do it. Finish this act of worship according to your ability to give. 12 For if the intention and desire are there,
the size of the gift doesn’t matter. Your gift is fully acceptable to God according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
13 I’m not saying this in order to ease someone else’s load by overloading you, but as a matter of fair balance. 14 Your surplus could meet their need, and their abundance may one day meet your need. This equal sharing of abundance will mean a fair balance. 15 As it is written:
The one who gathered much didn’t have too much, and the one who gathered little didn’t have too little. TPT
Paul was directly taught by Our Lord Jesus Christ, not by man. He spent much time in the 3rd Heaven and received an abundance of revelation directly from Our Lord. This revelation was to provide us with 2/3rds of the New Testament and he did not hold back on the topic of giving. He knew the issue of fear in men’s hearts concerning giving of their resources. Deep down inside, most are afraid of running out of resources for their own survival. Others want to leave an inheritance to those who may or may not deploy the inheritance in a righteous manner. As for me and my wife, we will lay up treasures in Heaven according to our cheerful giving with what we have been blessed with by FATHER.
I have no interest in making anyone feel guilty about not giving. Only cheerful giving will receive an abundance anyway. This is about leading those who truly want to achieve full maturity as Sons of GOD and this path is narrow thus I don’t expect many to actually find this path. However, I have a responsibility to lead those whose hearts are drawn to this narrow path. Why do you think that I continue to write virtually every day? FATHER supplies our needs in abundance thus allowing us to expand our giving.
Servias continues to pay no salaries and at the same time we have expanded the giving to the poor, especially the Kids in need. In addition, we are funding the publishing of a new book titled “The Combined Gospels of Love” written by my close friend. It is being edited now. It combines all four Gospels into one writing that is in chronological order so that we will easily see multiple facets of Our Lord Jesus Christ as we read. My Beloved Brother adds commentary to provide additional understanding as given to him by The Holy Spirit. This work is one aspect of spreading the Gospel. What a blessing to be a part of this! FATHER will reward those who share in funding this work.