Luke wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 1:
34 Then Mary said to the angel (Gabriel), “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
In Mark chapter 10, Jesus spoke:
27 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”
28 Then Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.”
29 So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s,
30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Men have a strong tendency to limit Our Heavenly Father. They trust in their senses and logic more than they trust in FATHER’S Word thus they place a limitation on their faith. They may have never experienced the supernatural so they have no expectation of the impossible occurring in their life. Even though they read The Word, especially the passage above concerning Mary’s conception, they somehow think that FATHER will not (or cannot) do the impossible in their life.
Jesus Himself tells us that with Our Heavenly Father all things are possible. Do we doubt the Words of Jesus? Do we try to reinterpret The Word to fit our lack of understanding? Jesus had just counseled the rich young ruler concerning giving his wealth: “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” The rich young ruler trusted his current wealth more than Jesus. Upon the young man’s departure, Jesus spoke:
23 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!”
The disciples were greatly astonished at the doctrine of Jesus concerning giving. His doctrine of giving as He expressed in Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you” does not seem possible to many believers. They can’t grasp the “impossible”. This is one facet of the revelation of Love and it separates the mature from the immature.
People who are unwilling to give, trust in their worldly riches more than they trust The Word of GOD. That is the stark reality. They look for excuses to withhold giving and the result is that they prevent the “impossible” from occurring in their life. They lack faith in The Word to function in the area of finances because they have been conditioned by the world to live according to scarcity rather than abundance.
When you become a cheerful giver and promote giving, you will be persecuted. Jesus set an expectation to receive a hundredfold now in this time but also mentioned that along with the abundance, you would be persecuted. Persecution is defined as hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.
I know about being persecuted because of FATHER’S blessings on my life. When I have testified of FATHER’S blessings in my life, there have been some who were envious because they had not received such blessings. I can’t make people walk in faith and give according to the leading of The Holy Spirit. I can only encourage people to believe HIS Word in the area of giving. I have come to expect the impossible in my life because FATHER has done the “impossible” multiple times on my behalf. HE acted based on HIS unconditional Love for me in spite of my well known imperfections. I am truly grateful simply to be alive and thus I am willing to be used by HIM in whatever capacity HE chooses.
We must overcome our flesh in all areas, especially in the area of hoarding finances. Please don’t shoot the messenger for the message will simply be taken up by another who is willing to assist in the maturing of the Sons and Daughters.
We need to expect the impossible in all areas of our life. We need to set our focus above the world’s orientation of scarcity and truly believe what Jesus said in all areas affecting us. It is your choice to embrace ALL of His Words or accept only some of His Words. I choose to accept all… I hope you do too!