Proverbs 23:6 Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
7 For as he thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But his heart is not with you.
What is in your heart ultimately is expressed by your words and your actions. The love of money or greed is the root of all evil and greed springs forth from a selfish man. Those who are greedy will help others only with strings attached. “You owe me” is their mantra and they want the other person to become their slave in some respect. We become like the company we keep so we are told in the above passage to keep our distance from the selfish man.
On the other hand, those who are generous will be blessed by FATHER. The windows of Heaven will open up and pour out blessings and overtake you. In the book of Malachi chapter 3 we find:
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the LORD of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.
11 “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes,
So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground,
Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,”
Says the LORD of hosts;
12 And all nations will call you blessed,
For you will be a delightful land,”
Says the LORD of hosts.
Now to confront the touchy subject of financial giving. Many of you are dealing with issues of various types in your lives because of your selfishness. Anytime the topic of giving money is brought up you bristle and close up your mind to understanding. You look for excuses (and Scripture) to support your greediness to hoard your money. You are willing to give token amounts as though that act will placate Our Heavenly Father and HE will look the other way. FATHER knows your heart and sees your problem. The devourer comes in many forms: lack of finances, lack of peace, lack of health, lack of friends… and the list goes on.
Your generosity will be returned to you in the area of your particular need. As you purpose in your heart, so you will become. Now is the time to change and start afresh. The devourer is active and FATHER is ready to rebuke the current state of the devourer in your life.
Servias Ministries is one of many storehouses that you can give to. Some people faithfully support the path we are on. Others simply take the Truths presented and go their merry way. This writing is not a plea for your money for I have a history with FATHER providing resources for my family. I have given into this ministry myself for years. The funds are dispersed as FATHER directs. We pay the bills associated with supporting the various methods of dispersing writings and communicating with those who share the same path.
It is time that someone deals with this unpopular and touchy subject. If you are selfish, you perpetuate the devourer in your life. If you are generous, you should expect the promise of FATHER in your life. Be grateful that FATHER has presented a way for you to have the devourer rebuked. If you are still rationalizing why you shouldn’t give, you are probably in the selfish category.
The legalists will use the excuse that the tithe is restricted to what is produced out of the ground in order to justify not giving. The accountants will reduce giving to your net income as though FATHER cannot bless you based on your gross income. I have heard all the excuses over the years. FATHER is looking only for cheerful givers and I say to you unless you can cheerfully give, keep your money because you are going to need it when the devourer arrives at the door.
The act of giving defies reasoning because blessings originate out of the Spiritual realm and move into the physical. Paul shared the revelation of giving which was given to him by the Holy Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 9 as he wrote.
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written:
“He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”
10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.
Do you still Love me? These are FATHER’S promises not mine. HE expressed HIS Divine Intent for those who have ears to hear. HE will cause HIS Word to come to pass.