THE BENEFIT OF GIVING

Text: - Matthew 6:21; matt 16:27, 1Timothy 6:7

Giving to God’s work produces eternal benefit. It is an investment, with eternal reward, for both the giving, and the benefit carried of the gift.

In Matthew 16:27 He said for the son of man is going to come, in the father glory, with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

My question this morning is, have you done enough for God rewards? Because; he is coming with his reward. Hear me; everything we have was given to us by God, and we brought noting into this world, and we will take noting out of this world.

Jesus warned us in Luke 12:15 to be on guard against all kind of greed. “Because a man’s life does not consist in the abundances of his possession”

In Luke 19:7 when zachaeus became a believer, he gave 50 percat of his asset, in donation of his salvation in Christ Jesus which he found.

Today what can you donate toward the work of God? Because there is eternal benefit for kingdom investors, so when you and I are faithful in our giving to God, we benefit certain things.

Giving draws us closer to God.

In our texts Matthew 6:21 The Bible says, where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. In other word, where we put our money, that is where our heart is.

So if our money is in investment that is where our heart will be. If our money is in our house that is where our heart is, if our money is in our career then that is where your heart is.

But if our money is in the house of the Lord, then that is where our heart is, in other word, money is like a magnet. Where ever we put it, it also pulls your heart there;

My prayer to us this morning is that God should help us to put our money into a place where we can have eternal benefits after now, in the name of Jesus.

So when we giving our money to God, it’s like a magnet, it pulls us close to God and his kingdom.

That means if my treasure or my finance is going to God, then my heart is going close to Him to fellowship, communion.

So every time we giving, it draws us close to God, giving is the nature and the character of God.

In John 3:16 He said for God so love the world that he gave his one and only son. God gave his best, because he love us, so when we give, we become more like God.

Giving also draw us close to God because giving is an act of worship, wherever your money is, that is where your heart is.

So the first thing that we should remember about giving is that it draws us close to God.

2. Giving strengthens our faith

The next thing the giving does is that it strengthen our faith. Faith is like a muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes. So our giving proves the relit of our faith.

When we give to God’s work, it shows that we trust God to meet our needs. The best time to give is when you don’t have enough. 1 King 17:12-14.

She said, as the Lord God Livet there not a cake but a handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil.

She was left with her last meal, but she gave to God through a man of God and God met every need she had, from that time on she never lacked again.

I pray for you, your giving today will break the yoke of level in your life in the name of Jesus

What can you give to God that will command eternal benefit to your life rise on your feet, and this prayer

Oh Lord! I receive fresh grace to give a better seed for your work to silence my lack in the name Jesus.