GIVE GOD YOUR BEST-THEN EXPECT HIS BEST
2 Samuel 24:24
King James Version (KJV)
24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
2 Samuel 24:24
24:24 Give God Your Best-Then Expect His Best. SEED FAITH.
David had sinned.; and, as a result, a plague came on the people. To atone for this sin, the Lord told King David to build an altar on the threshing floor of Aranuah and offer a burnt offering so that the plague might be stayed. Aranuah tried to give David the land, the oxen, and other items to sacrifice.
But David insisted on paying Aranuah, saying that he could not present to God an offering that cost him nothing.
The very heart of Seed Faith is that unless you experience some sacrifice, you have not truly given. Unless your giving coast you something-something that represents a portion of your very life-then it is not a living git and will not yield a good harvest. Our giving to the Lord must bear these three qualities.
· First, it should be our best. When we give God our best, we are in a position to expect His best back into our lives.
· Second, we should give to God first. The very first thought in our minds after we have received something should be how we can give a portion of our harvest to the work of the Lord.
· Third, our giving should be generous, freely from our heat and without expecting anything back from the one to whom we give. As Jesus said to His disciples, "Freely, ye have received, freely give"(Matt. 10:8).
Janet Irene Thomas
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