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GIVING 2


Text:Luke 6:38


 *Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.* 


The earth runs on the principle of Sowing and Reaping; Giving and Receiving.The Lord said to  Noah in Genesis 8:22 that while the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest....shall not cease. The seedtime is the giving time, the harvest is the time of receiving.


Our text made it clear that when you give, it shall be given unto you in:


1. *Good measure:* *You must choose to be more intentional about what and how you give, for there shall be repayment in good measure.* When you give forgiveness to others, you get forgiveness in good measure from the Lord. When you give mercy to others, you get mercy back from the Lord in good measure. When you like judging and condemning your neighbours and brethren, you also get judged and condemned. 


 *One of the biggest temptations of Pastors and Preachers today is not sex, money or women. It is about satisfying the greedy appetite of a "give me-give me" congregation.* A  huge number of multitude in the church today aren't looking for God. They aren't true worshippers that are willing to give to the Lord.


Bad enough, some seek the Lord for His things, but the worse situation we are in today, is that people are now seekers of God's things for their own selfish reasons. 2Timothy 3:2.


Many are only concerned about receiving from the Lord, having sown nothing or wrong seed. They want to live as they like, do whatever they like  and expect God to bless them all the same.

" *Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap"* Galatians 6:7.


 *2.Pressed Down:* Every seed sown into the ground first goes down. By the time it comes up, it will produce fruit for the sower. This fruit will by all means surpass the seed sown. That's exactly the case with your seed sown (in character), be it good or bad. You will always  receive your harvest in a pressed down measure, so be careful what you sow. 


 *3. Shaken together:*  This is the time you begin to feel the impact of what you sow or give. 


 *4. Running Over* : At this point, your Giving(sowing)starts yielding.  Everyone  shall see the overflowing results of what you have sown or givien into the ground(of other lives) .


 *All men are like the ground, you will surely reap whatever seed you sow into their lives.* 



Bible Reading: Luke 6:31-38.



 *PRAYER POINT* 


1. Father Lord, help me to be more intentional and careful im what and how I give to you and to my fellow humans.



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