THE SPIRITUAL LAWS OF GIVING AND RECEIVING

TUNE TO THE LORD!

September 18, 2021

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September 20, 2021

19th SEPTEMBER 2021

Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver. Besides, God can make every blessing of yours overflow for you so that in every situation you will always have all you need for any good work – 19. 2 Corinthians 9:7

The law of giving and receiving is a spiritual law that does not fail. As a spiritual law, it affects everyone notwithstanding your religion or way of life. God loves a cheerful giver! To be cheerful in giving is to give without grudges or complaints. At every point in time, you have something to give, no matter how small. Give to those who are in need, and not to those who already have. If we do that, we are richly blessed. To give or sow properly, we have to consider the following:

1.     Give only to those who are in need; not to those who already have. Give to the needy without thinking of getting anything in return from them.

2.     Give freely, especially when it is most difficult to do so. Giving is a sacrifice.

3.     Give at the right time; delay will render your giving inappropriate. For instance, give when the cry of the needy is loudest.

4.     Give to solve a problem, and not to show off, puff your ego or seek favour. For instance, do not give coconut in place of money and say to yourself that you have given. That is not good giving, because you have not solved any problem by so doing. Give coconut only if it solves a problem, and not otherwise.

It is necessary to give to serve the purpose of God here on earth. When God answers the prayers of those in need, he selects someone to help them. Also, when God answers your prayer for a favour, he selects other people to help you. Today’s scripture tells us to give at all times; when you give, God is provoked to do something extraordinary for you; you are automatically keyed into God’s favour in every aspect of your life and His Glory is continuously released upon you and your family.

I pray today that your gifts will become a sanctified holy offering to God.

PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, today I receive 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 resources and abundance for my roots 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.