NO HOLDING BACK- Daily devotional with Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: 1 Tim 1-3
NO HOLDING BACK Monday, December 06, 2010
MEMORIZE: “Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it” (Prov. 3:27) READ: Proverbs 3:27-29 If you fail to part with what you must, you may end up shutting the windows of Heaven against yourself. From every financial provision you get, you must first separate your tithe before budgeting how the rest will be spent. It is only a greedy, tight-fisted believer who will spend up everything on himself or herself. Part of what comes to you is meant as seeds into your pastor, church projects and needy brethren. If you fail to follow God’s pattern of spending the money, you can get into trouble. Never hold back the help you are meant to deliver to your fellow brother or sister.  That denial could cause you lots of pain afterwards. When it comes to helping others in need, do not procrastinate. The time to help your needy ones is now - when you can afford it.  Proverbs 3:28 says, “Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee”. It is an act of wickedness to deny your neighbor his or her entitlement just because it was channelled through you. If you truly want to enter your ultimate financial harvest, you must shun stinginess, greed and covetousness. Be content with your portion. Another lesson from the widow of 2 Kings 4:1-8 is the need for thanksgiving. After the miracle, she returned to give God thanks and to testify of God’s goodness to her.  Sometime ago, the Lord told a particular church to wait on Him for a period just thanking Him as a way of paying their thanksgiving debts. Are you indebted to God in thanksgiving? A young man came to me for prayer about a contract he was bidding for.  He was desperate. We prayed and he left.  The next time I would see him, I asked why he did not bring me word on how things went. He managed to say that he won the contract and he gives glory to God. So I asked why he did not exhibit the same enthusiasm and zeal he exhibited while pursuing the contract, after he got it. If you want new doors of blessings to be opened to you, thank God. If you want opened doors to remain open thank God with enthusiasm. God expects your heartfelt thanksgiving for everything He does for you irrespective of its size. How often do you thank Him? ACTION POINT: During normal course of duty, a female minister assisted a lady and the latter would hardly stop appreciating her until she became embarrassed. If you can embarrass God with thanksgiving daily, you have hit the Heavenly jackpot!  N.B Support www.10millionexercisebooks.com project today