Wednesday, May 6, 2009

    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.”

[2 Corinthians 9:8-9]

“God’s Generosity “

Good Morning Beloved,

Ever thought about that?  The generosity of God.  Not only will He “supply our needs”, but He doesn’t mind giving extra.  What I’ve noticed, is that people who have the generous spirit are always taken care of.  Even when it looks like they are lacking, their needs are always supplied.  I’ve also noticed that some of us feel uncomfortable asking God for anything.  We think that He is like people, giving only when we have proven ourselves worthy to receive something.  There are those whose esteem is so low that they never feel like they do anything right.  Some of that stems from childhood.  If you take a child who was told that they were ‘stupid’, ‘worthless’, ‘annoying’, ’ugly’, etc., etc., that child will internalize those words.  It is difficult for that person to accept kindness because they feel that they have to earn it… and they feel they never can.  For some, even a generous comment cannot be received by them.  A simple, “you look nice today”, is met with an uncomfortable, “oh, yeah, but I need to lose a few pounds though”. Hello?!  A simple ‘thank you’ will do.  God is generous with everything He has, material –

But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is He that gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He sware to your fathers, as it is this day. ~Deuteronomy 8:18

I will give you great harvests from your fruit trees and fields, and never again will the surrounding nations be able to scoff at your land for its famines. ~Ezekiel 36:30

But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  ~Philippians 4:19

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. ~Matthew 6:33

and immaterial,

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. ~James 1:5

Being justified freely by His grace ~Romans 3:24

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.  ~1 Corinthians 2:12

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let them that hear say, Come. And let them that are thirsty come. And whosoever will, let them take the water of life freely. ~Revelation 22:17

He is a great big generous God.  Everything is His.  Remember, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof ~1 Corinthians 10:26“.  If you own it, you can pretty much do what you want with it.  When finances are flowing, I tend to spend with little thought. Whatever my daughter wants, she can get at that point — no problem.  When things get tight, it’s a little different, “uh-uh put that back..don’t you have something like that in your closet already?”. In God’s economy there is no lack.  He is the Creator of all.  One day, we can be in the midst of a dry spell and wondering where the resources we need will come from. The next day, our life can dramatically change.  I think about people like Yolanda Adams.  One day she is a school teacher, and seemingly overnight, she bursts on the scene, and years later is still at the forefront of the gospel arena.  Not only that, but she is also well respected in secular circles as a woman of God.  The challenge for us is not to forget God during prosperous seasons, and to be as generous to others, as our God is to us.  I believe sometimes we are waiting for God to make a move that He has already made… believe it or not… your season is here…

He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

[Romans 8:32]