ICS Daily Devotions
God Is Our Source
2 Corinthians 9:8,10 (NKJV) And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work… Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness
Because God is a compassionate God, He expects us to use the finances He has entrusted us with to help those in need and to do good works to increase the fruit of our righteousness and to help in the spreading of the Gospel.
While pride will try to convince us otherwise, it is important to establish the biblical truth in our lives that God is Jehovah Jireh, our provider. It is easier to be a steward of God’s money when we truly believe that He is the source of our provision and the grace for our lives so that we can fulfill His purpose on earth. What the world is not able to provide, God is more than able.
2 Corinthians 8:7 (NKJV) But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.
Just like the people in Corinth, we might have acquired a lot of Bible knowledge, grown in our faith and are diligent in our work, but one thing that God would also like us to excel and to abound in is the grace to give. Therefore, we should cultivate a lifestyle of giving—over and above the tithe and weekly offerings. Not only will we experience God in our lives when we practise these biblical financial principles, it will also help us to escape the corruption of the world and switch from the world’s system to God’s system of blessings and provision.
Matthew 25:16-17 (NKJV) Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.
The two servants had to trade their talents in order to make more with what they were given. Likewise, we are also investing when we give free will offering to help those in need.
It is God who is able to make all grace abound towards us. Grace is an enablement and it is an ease that comes over us. This includes the grace to be alive, grace to cope with the pace of life, and grace for doing what we are called to do. You will always receive back what you have given because it is a spiritual law.
Sermon Series: Faithful Stewards
