Friday, 2 August
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Luke 6:38
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
MORE LESSON: Proverbs 11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Be an agent of what God has done for you in someone else’ life; that is Christianity. God told Abraham that He will bless him but He will not stop at blessing him; He will make him a blessing as recorded in Genesis 12:2: ...And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing....
Every blessing of God in our life is two-fold, the part meant for us also called the bread and the part that is capable of making us a blessing called the seed. So here is how the Bible puts it in Isaiah 55:10: For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater.
Some people think that they got their fortune through their hard work. This is only partially true because your efforts can only yield in response to the rain God sends on it. So, between your hard work and your fortune is God’s system of increase. If God does not send you increase, then you will labour in vain. It is a known fact about God that He does nothing without a purpose. So, suffice to say that He gives increase to your labour so that you can enjoy and also become an extension of that blessing to others.
Interestingly, this is also a system of multiplication because God does not want you to keep going through the cycle of toiling all your life. This means that when He blesses you, He gives you both bread and seed together. So that while you eat your bread to satisfy your hunger today, you can sow your seed to ensure consistent increase in that area. It means, you really are only doing yourself a favour when you become a blessing to others. It brings security to your blessing. Without sowing your seed, no matter the size of the bread, you will exhaust it one day. But when you sow your seed, it keeps multiplying itself. This is why the Bible says that it is better to give than to receive.
God makes us agents of turnaround so that He can perpetuate that dimension of His blessing on earth. Whatever God does, embedded in it is the system of continuity. So, to ensure that the blessings of God continues to flow in your life, sow your seeds; become an agent of turn around. God will make happen for you what you make happen for others.
Prayer/Action
* Ask God to send men that will take you to your desired height in life and destiny.
* Pray for wisdom to sow good seeds.
* Ask God to make you an agent of turnaround in the life of others.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Father, I command every red light of 2024 to turn to green light today, in the matchless name of Jesus.
TODAY’S FASTING FOCUS: Divine approval; Psalm 89:20, 1 Samuel 9:16-17
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