Tag: Bible verses about giving cheerfully

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-27-20

Exodus 25:2 (NKJV) 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.

It’s important that we give an offering to God. Just as important is how we give it. And He does take note

He is looking for a willing heart, not a heart that says, “well, I need Him to do this for me, so I’ll give to Him an offering and we will see what happens from there”.

Even if God does nothing for us in return, our heart needs to be right as we do the right thing.

I remember many years ago there was this little boy who was around 10 yrs. of age. One day, as he saw his single Mom put her offering in an envelope, he said, “Mom, how much money is in there?”.

She told him and he said, “WOW…that’s a lot of money to give to the church.”

Isn’t it funny how satan can even use a child at times to dissuade us from doing the right thing?

At that moment, he planted a seed in his Mom’s heart; a seed of doubt regarding her giving. From that day, forward, she began to question it. Her offering got smaller and smaller, until she gave no more.

And today, she is on a different path. Her heart has grown hard.

If we let our mind speak to our heart about our offering to God, we will most likely pull back on our giving, and our willingness to give will be tainted. It is also very possible that our heart and walk may change too.

When our mind starts to question our heart’s willingness to give, we will talk ourselves out of what we are to give every time.

Give with a willing heart what is rightfully God’s, and then some. God sees our willingness and we will reap from it. It won’t go unnoticed.

Are we struggling with giving to God today? Did someone or a situation arise and plant a seed of doubt in our heart?

Resist it and do what is right. Give willingly to God what is His, and watch our every need be met and more so.

God is faithful, and He watches for our willingness and obedience as to how we handle what He has blessed us with.

2 Corinthians 9:7 (NKJV) 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-12-20

Ephesians 4:28 (NKJV) 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.

One of the things that this ministry is based on is prayerfully giving to those in need. We say prayerfully because we have learned over the years that “God giving” is better than “people giving just because”.

For example, if God lays something on our heart to do for someone, even if we don’t understand why and we just do it, it is so much more powerful than us trying to figure out what to give to someone on our own. When we do this, we are truly His hands and feet.

There are some that have never experienced such God-given gifts. Boy, is it fulfilling, but not just for the receiver. I think the giver is even more ecstatic if they have the opportunity to see and feel the emotions from the receiver.

Sometimes, though, gifts are given in secret, so we never get to see or experience this. But this doesn’t remove or negate the excitement of giving!

We need to be prayerful about our giving. And to be clear, we are not talking about tithes. Our tithe is not meant to be negotiable and/or questionable. It is what it is and we need to automatically give to God the 10 percent He has asked us for.

We are talking about giving above and beyond our tithe.

God will sometimes lay on our hearts to give something to someone and it is a great time to sow a very important seed.

Be prayerful about our giving. Make every little bit of it count. God is faithful to do His part.

Luke 6:38 (NKJV) 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.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-22-20

2 Corinthians 9:6 (NKJV) 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

God loves when we give.

Not only does He love when we give, but He loves when we give bountifully and with a right attitude (cheerfully), not grudgingly or with a bad attitude.

This takes on new meaning when we begin to look at the Greek text and the various translations that are available.

The word to look at here is “bountifully”.

The Greek word used in the original texts is the same Greek word where the English word “eulogy” is derived from. When we think of a eulogy, we tend to relate that to a funeral. But in reality, it means “blessing”.

When a eulogy is spoken at a funeral, it is a blessing to those who hear it, as well as a verbal blessing over the person who has passed.

So, in reality, what Paul was saying is that if we sow (give) bountifully (to bless others), we will also reap (get) bountifully (a blessing returned to us).

It’s important to remember that we don’t give to get. We give because we want others to be blessed. We give because God has told us to do so.

But God established this principle thousands of years ago; if we give, we get. It’s very simple in its most basic form.

It’s when man tries to twist it or pervert it that it begins to get complicated and out of line with what God intended.

What God is telling us overall is that what we receive will be proportionate with what we give, and the attitude with which we give it.

Let’s give bountifully, as Jesus Himself told us to do!

Luke 6:38 (NKJV) 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.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-31-19

Luke 21:4 (NKJV) 4 for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.”

The widow in this verse had touched Jesus’ heart because she gave out of her poverty. Despite being in poverty, she honored God and she gave.

There are some today that don’t even give out of their wealth, let alone out of their poverty. Giving doesn’t enter their minds. They think their money is theirs, and they want it all.

A man that I looked up to at one time said to me, “tithing is only for the old testament days.” It sickened me to hear such a thing. This kind of talk will keep people in bondage.

If tithing is only for the Old Testament, why was Jesus so impacted by what He saw? Why would He notice such detail and effort on the part of this widowed woman?

Because He saw a willingness in her to obey, honor God, and do what was right. No matter what it cost, she was going to give. And yes, from her impoverished state, she gave her offering.

Obedience always moves God. It catches His attention and it causes Him to do the impossible on our behalf.

What are we waiting for today? Do we want to move Him? We can start with giving. Giving from our present situation.

Don’t wait until we have an abundance. And if we do have an abundance, make it count. Make it mean something. May we feel the sacrifice of it.

This widowed woman was in great need herself, but out of her poverty she gave to God first.

Luke 6:38 (NKJV) 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.”

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-26-19

2 Corinthians 9:7 (NKJV) 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Give as we purpose in our hearts. Another way of saying this is, as we set our minds to it.

Giving is huge! God watches our giving because it means something to Him. He even watches our attitudes as to how we give.

Giving should be something we take very seriously. Giving will cause us to be more at peace within ourselves. There is a rest that comes with giving.

When we lay our heads down at night, we know that all is complete as we gave accordingly. What a wonderful way to live, and so rewarding.

Slow down, look around and listen. God will guide us in the steps of giving, and what an honor it is to be able to give.

Be a cheerful giver! Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-21-18

Mark 12:41-43 (NKJV) 41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. 43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury…

The woman in the verses above gave out of her poverty. She gave out of her need, her lack. She could have used those coins to pay for something to sustain her in the natural.

Are we feeling poor and broke today? How many of us think that when things get tough we have to pull back, reduce or stop our giving?

Maybe we owe back taxes or we have debt up to our eyeballs. Maybe we are on the verge of losing everything. Our business may be in the red. Maybe our home is in need of repairs or our car is falling apart. It doesn’t matter what state we are in.

Mark 12:44 (NKJV) 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”

If we have something to give, we need to sow that seed today!

It doesn’t matter how big or small it is. Get rid of it and put it in a place where it will grow, where it will come back to you good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over!

God has a place for your seed to be sown today. Ask Him where to put that seed and He will guide you. When you obey, just like this woman did, He will see your heart condition and your faith in Him and He will help you through your time of trial. He is our Provider.

Luke 6:38 (NKJV) 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.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-19-17

Proverbs 3:9 (NKJV) 9 Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;

This is the key to our financial stability.

If we want God to bless and protect our finances, we need to allow Him to do so. We need to unlock the door, so to speak.

If we are not honoring Him, there is no way He can honor us.

This one simple principal will save us from financial ruin if we just follow it wholeheartedly. It can’t be a part-time thing. It can’t be done with a motive. It must be done with the right heart.

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 (NKJV) 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Those who “get” this will nod knowingly, with a smile on their face as they read it. Sadly, though, this simple truth is often overlooked or ignored, usually because it’s not convenient.

Why is money something that many of us struggle so badly with letting go of? Because we “earned it”. So, we should be able to hang onto it and do what we want with it. Right?

Well, not really. Here’s where we get it mixed up a bit.

You see, everything we have been blessed with has come by way of God’s hand of provision. It’s His. He has just let us hold it for a while. How we handle it is up to us.

In light of this, wouldn’t it be best to do with it what pleases God? Shouldn’t we honor Him with it by using it in the way He’d want us to?

Luke 6:38 (NKJV) 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.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-27-17

2 Corinthians 9:7 (NKJV) 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

What is the key in giving? That we give cheerfully.

We give of our time, we give of our money, we give love and we give encouragement, etc.

We share God’s truth through our words and mostly through our actions. This is all part of giving.

Giving is the right thing to do.

Christ gave His life for me and for you. He gave to us the most precious gift anyone could ever give to us. He gave us eternal life. That means we live forever.

Oh what a JOY!

Make giving a priority in our lives. Ask God to show us where, when and what to give. He is faithful to take care of us as we sow these seeds of cheerful giving!

Luke 6:38 (NKJV) 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.”

God bless you!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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