Gods word says that “To whom much is given, much is expected”. We are instructed to give according to the blessings given to us by the Lord our God. (Deuteronomy 16:17)
What blessings has God given you that your expected to give back?
Has He given you a blessed, healed marriage? Then He has given you much and you are expected to help others find that same victory in their marriage…… GIVING HIM THE GLORY!!
Has He broken the chains of addiction to drugs or alcohol in your life? Then He has given you much and He expects you to minister to others SO THAT THEY TOO CAN KNOW THERE’S FREEDOM IN JESUS!!
Has He given you children after having an abortion, allowing you to have a visual reminder of His forgiveness in your child? Then He has given you much and expects HIS SON TO BE GLORIFIED IN THE WAY YOU RAISE THEM!!
Has He given you a job that supplies all the needs of your family? Then He has given you much and expects you to work with a good attitude….. KNOWING YOU WORK FOR HIM, NOT YOUR EMPLOYER!!
Has He given you a talent to not only play a sport, but to master it? Then He has given you much and expects your actions on the field and with your teammates TO REPRESENT AND HONOR HIM!!
Has He given you a home and family that you never had? Then He has given you much and expects you to love them as He loves us…… ALLOWING HIM TO BE THE CENTER!!
Has He given you a bonus check that was unexpected or blessed you financially? Then He has given you much and expects you to meet someone else’s need so their prayer can be answered……REVEALING THE POWER IN PRAYER!!
Has He given you a beautiful body? Then He has given you much. He expects you to carry yourself like the royalty that He created you to be, not revealing to the world what was designed only for the pleasure of your husband……SHOWING HIS STRENGTH IN ABSTINENCE!!
Has He given you freedom from cancer? Then He has given you much and He expects you to tell others about His healing power, so they too can believe it and receive it for themselves…….REVEALING TO THE DOCTORS AND THE WORLD HE’S THE MASTER OF MIRACLES!!
Has He given you wisdom? Then He has given you much. He expects you to study and know Him through His word, sharing with others what you’ve learned…… LIFTING HIM HIGH!!
Has He given you the gift of listening? Then He has given you much. He expects you to listen TO and FOR His voice, so others will be drawn to Him by your words or silence…… ALLOWING HIS VOICE TO BE HEARD!!
Has He given you faith? Then He has given you much. He expects you to confidently and joyfully share Gods glory with others so they can experience freedom from fear and worries of this brief life……REVEALING OUR ONLY HOPE IS IN HIM!!
Has He given His Son to die on the cross for your sins? Then He has given you much!! He expects you to KNOW HIM and RECEIVE His gift of eternal life. To know you are no longer a slave to sin, that our sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin would lose its power in our lives……MAGNIFYING HIS RESURRECTION!!
If God gave us so much, what can we give or give up today that’s hindering us from the life He’s called us to?
He died to BREAK the power of sin. All He expects from you is to believe!!
John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
It starts with giving Him your heart. Then day by day, walking in His Love, giving what He expects…… YOU!!