Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTIONAL
WHAT TYPE OF GIVER ARE YOU? 2
29TH JANUARY, 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 11, Job 12, Job 13, Job 14, Matthew 20:1-19, Psalm 17:6-12
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Genesis 22:1-19
1 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.
4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off.
5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.”
6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together.
7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.”
Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.
9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”
12 And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”
15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,
16 and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—
17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
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MEMORY VERSE:
”Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” –2 Corinthians 9:7
MOTIVATIONAL
QUOTE:
The
one who lives for the world sake alone will have eternity to regret
it.
PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
I
DECREE AS FROM TODAY, AS YOU GIVE JOYFULLY TO THE LORD, MAY YOU
RECEIVE MULTIPLE AND OVERFLOWING BLESSINGS, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
THE MESSAGE:
In
continuation of yesterday's discourse, we shall be looking into how
the quality of your giving determines who you are and the level of
your intimacy with God.
Your offerings and tithes reveal the
kind of believer you are, your level of spiritual maturity and
faithfulness. They depict whether you are eternity in heaven-focused
or earth-focused.
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The Bible has several examples of great givers that are worthy of emulation. One of such is the example of the wise men from the East who visited Jesus shortly after His birth. They were men of wisdom and wealth who sacrificed time and great effort to trace Jesus. When they eventually found His family, the Bible says, ". . . They saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh." (Matthew 2:11). I want you to note that these men had no hidden agenda, neither were they self-seeking. They came specifically to worship Jesus and bless His family with gifts. Their expectation was to give generously and receive nothing in return. Beloved, like these men, you need to have the right intentions and motivations when giving. Ensure that your heart is pure and God will bestow more blessings on you.
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Similarly,
in Exodus 25:2, God commanded Moses to tell the children of Israel
to bring Him an offering. However, God added that Moses was to
collect from only those who bring the offering willingly and with
their hearts.
Abraham is a classic example of a willing
giver, worthy of our emulation. In Genesis 22:1-19, the Bible tells
us how he willingly offered his only son to God. God saw his
faithfulness and replaced Isaac with a lamb for offering. He was
mightily blessed for his act of faith, obedience and worship.
Beloved, I encourage you to follow the example of the three wise men
and Abraham. Your giving will touch heaven and you will be
tremendously blessed here on earth and in eternity, in the name of
Jesus.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1.
Father, help me to have the right intentions and motivations for
giving, in the name of Jesus.
2. O Lord, make me a willing giver,
like Abraham, in the name of Jesus.
3. My Father, teach me how to
give, when to give and where to give, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. My
Father, accept my life and gifts as freewill offering, in the name
of Jesus.
5. Father, make me the type of giver You love and
bless, in the name of Jesus.
6. Powers assigned to rob me of my
divine blessings, die, in the name of Jesus.
7. Father, make me a
cheerful giver, in the name of Jesus.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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