Giving alone is not enough. God is our heavenly
father not a heavenly banker. Don’t expect he will just prosper you simply
because you are giving. There are other things you must put in order for you to
fully enjoy heavenly blessings. Let me highlight just a few major ones here.
1. RIGHT ASSOCIATION
God blesses people who walk with and keep the right
company. If you are faithful in your tithes and offerings but you walk with
mockers of the same, you may not fully realize the blessings from your tithes
and offerings.
Blessed is the man that
walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the
LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a
tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his
season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper
(Psalms 1:1 – 3)
You company can make you or break you. Walking with
spiritually wise people will make you wise.
He that walketh with wise men
shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed (Proverbs 13:20)
My advice is; keep off from the company of people
who fight the practice of tithes and offerings. Keep off from people who
despise anointed men of God. Friendship is not by force, it is by choice.
Choose your friends and company wisely.
2. HONOUR YOUR PARENTS
There are many brethrens who are diligent in paying
their tithes and giving offerings but they hardly honour their parents. Such
people continue in hardship despite their diligence in kingdom practice. If you
want to live well, honour your parents.
Children, obey your parents in
the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first
commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live
long on the earth (Ephesians 6:1 -3)
If you want to live long and enjoy life, you have no
alternative but to honour your parents. It is a commandment not an advice.
Honour thy father and thy
mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth
thee (Exodus 20:12)
I know that some of our parents have done us wrong
in the past. But that is the past. Let the past pass with the past. Don’t
harbor offences that will complicate your life.
3. PROVIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY
The Bible commands:
But if any provide not for his
own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is
worse than an infidel (I Timothy 5:8)
You can be sure God is not happy with people who
have denied the faith no matter the quantity and the quality of their tithes
and offerings.
It is the duty of every Christian man to provide for
his family. This responsibility must be accepted and executed faithfully and
joyfully. Every man must ensure that his family is well fed, clothed and have
shelter over their heads. A Good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s
children.
A good man leaveth an
inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up
for the just (Proverbs 13:22)
Christian men are also expected to honour their wife
for their blessings to flow unhindered.
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell
with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the
weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your
prayers be not hindered (I Peter 3:7)
Let also remind Married Christian women that they are
expected to submit to their husbands.
Wives, submit yourselves unto
your own husbands, as unto the Lord (Ephesians 5:22)
Submission here means respecting your husband as the
head of the family and giving reference to him as such. This does not mean you
cannot contribute your ideas and insights in the running of your home. As a
matter of facts, you are bone of his bones and fresh of his fresh (Genesis
2:23) and therefore your input as a wife is very crucial in the decision making
process at home.
The Bible is not talking of “foolish Submission”
where you put your life in danger. May the Holy Spirit expound this to you!
4. PAY YOU WORKERS WELL
The Bible is clear on this matter.
“….the labourer is worthy of
his hire….” (Luke 10:7)
Don’t defraud your workers by paying them cheaply
and paying them late. These two scripture below will settle your doubts on this
matter.
Thou shalt not defraud thy
neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with
thee all night until the morning (Leviticus 19:13)
Woe unto him that buildeth his
house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's
service without wages, and giveth him not for his work (Jeremiah 22:13)
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