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“Give and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full–pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.” – Luke 6:38

We have spent so much time trying to rationalize the importance of giving. While some people hate to give, others find giving a spiritual exercise to unlock the heart of nature and that of God in order to receive God’s benevolence. Again, for some, giving is a spiritual exercise for the Lenten season, yet, for others, giving should be done daily, notwithstanding the spiritual occasion. You may not understand the importance of giving until you make giving a habit. Those who give regularly, have positive testimonies about God’s blessing in their life. Although giving is not restricted to money or material things, whatever you give, will determine what you get in return from God. Therefore, you have to be mindful of what you give! We do not get depleted when we give, rather we receive more than we have given; It’s a seed-sowing mechanism. You plant by giving, and then you receive during harvest time. Therefore, if you plant pepper, you get pepper NOT cassava! Beloved, be wise in your giving. Furthermore, give without publicity. Also, give without grudges. Please note very well that your intention for giving is often judged by God. Therefore, do not let a selfish motive rule your giving! Such giving may not be rewarded. Give only because you want to help the weak to become strong; the sick to be healed and the hungry to become filled. The word of God is telling you today to make giving a part of your life in order to receive bountifully from God. Through giving, you receive from God. To give to the needy is to sow in God’s vineyard. At harvest time, you reap for yourself here on earth, while the rest is stored for you in heaven. Bless others today with your kind words, community service, donations, sharing food and other basic things.

PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, today I receive the strength to give willingly and cheerfully to others. Behold, I have become a source of blessing to others in my community and my generation at large. All I give shall bring joy and hope to all. As a source, I shall never run dry of provisions. I declare my life is firmly planted in your limitless Grace and abundance. AMEN

FURTHER READING: Mathew 6:20

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.