Money Matters- Part 2 Give Your All

[2 Cor. 9:7] Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Yesterday we established the fact that money does matter in this society and this present world. We established the fact that we need to work and provide for our families; however, we must also provide for our families in spiritual levels as well. So as long as we keep God our number 1 priority, but still work and make money for material items, then all should be fine and we will never have to worry... Right?

wrong. 


Regardless of our motives and efforts, storms may hit. We may find ourselves jobless leading to less food, less material things that we want, and, dare I say, homeless. Sometimes things just happen. (First off, read the book of James. He will teach you to rejoice in your trials.) But after that, what do we do then? When we thought we had our priorities in order and now we find ourselves in the midst of a financial valley.....

Let us be as the woman below.

Luke 21:
[1] And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
[2] And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
[3] And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
[4] For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

There were rich men around her giving money and gifts and fine treasures, but the poor woman could only give two mites. A mite according to dictionary.com is: a small amount of money but ALL that one can afford. The Lord saw that this woman had given more than the rich men. Why? Because she was in need of those last two mites, but she gave them up anyways. Would we be willing to do that today? When the storm hits are we willing to still give all we have to the Lord? Remember, not just in money, but we must be willing to give our time, our efforts, our everything. Sadly, many people today who find themselves in a poverty stricken situation begin to curse God and desire pity from others. Do you think this woman in the passage above wanted pity? No. She wasn't moping around feeling sorry for herself or feeling jealous of the rich men around her. She gave all she had which was more than all they could give.

And when you give everything you have, you still can't out-give God. He will bless you for your giving heart.

[Malachi 3:10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.


If you have a personal testimony to where you or someone you know has given God your all and He has richly blessed you, leave a comment below. Be an encouragement to others. We are made over-comers by our testimony!