The Generosity of God

The Generosity of God

 

What is a Value?

A person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in life.

 

Let this and our other values that have and will be taught change the way you think and walk with the Lord. They are principles for your growth and wholeness.

 

Generosity:

The quality of being generous; spending freely in principle; a disposition to give liberally or bestow favors; Liberality in action; bounty. Nobleness of soul;

 

God is generous in everything he does. Look around at what he has made.

 

(1) Generosity began with God’s Love. – We follow His example.

 

We must give and do with loving people in mind because God’s heart is for people.

 

‘We love, because He first loved us.’

1 John 4:19

 

‘For here is the way God loved the world—he gave his only, unique Son as a gift. So now everyone who believes in him will never perish but experience everlasting life.’

John 3:16

 

‘He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give
us all things? ‘

Romans 8:32

 

Consider the kind of extravagant love the Father has lavished on us—He calls us children of God! It’s true; we are His
beloved children.

1 John 3:1

 

‘But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole (shalom). He was whipped so we could be healed.’

Isaiah 53:5

 

‘Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!

Matthew 10:7-8

 

What Did God Give Us?

• Everything.
• Adoption as sons & daughters.
• Healing and wholeness in the work of the cross: Therefore, generosity should come out in everything we do.

 

‘Therefore, I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable
to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. ‘

Romans 12:1-2

 

(1) Generosity began with God’s Love
(2) The God kind of Generosity understands the Principle of Giving.

 

‘If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.’

Luke 6:32-33

 

‘But love your enemies and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons (huios!!) of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil people. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn (say someone is guilty), and you will not be condemned; pardon (forgive), and you will be pardoned(forgiven). Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”’

Luke 6:35-38

 

Mercy

oiktirmōn (oyk-ti’-er-mon) 

is the outward manifestation of pity; it assumes need on the part of him who receives it, and resources adequate to meet the need on the part of him who shows it.

 

Judge

krino (kree’ no)

to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong.

 

Condemn

katadikazō (ka-ta-di kadzo’)

to give judgment against (one), to pronounce guilty

 

Pardon

apolyō (ap-o-loo’-o)

to set free, to let go, to detain no longer.

 

Give

didōmi

to give something to that person’s advantage

 

This is the Principle of Giving: For by your standard of measure, it will be measured back to you in return.

 

(1) Generosity began with God’s Love
(2) The God kind of Generosity understands the Principle of Giving.
(3) Generosity should come from a grateful, pure heart, not religious activity for the approval of men.

 

Gratitude of the heart must be attached to our gift, or it is worthless to God. – Don’t be a pharisee.

 

‘Then the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness! Fools! Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside? So, clean the inside by giving gifts to the poor, and you will be clean all over. “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even thetiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. ‘

Luke 11:39-42

 

6 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Matthew 6:1-4

 

“Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money.” (selah)

“Many rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.”

“Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”

Mark 12:41-44

 

Faith is the factor that dethrones Mammon!

 

‘Here’s my point. A stingy Sower will reap a meager harvest, but the one who sows from a generous spirit will reap an abundant harvest. 7.Let giving flow from your heart, not from a sense of religious duty. Let it spring up freely from the joy of giving—all because God loves hilarious generosity! 8. Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything —every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

9.Just as the Scriptures say about the one who trusts in him. Because he has sown extravagantly and given to the poor, his kindness and generous deeds will never be forgotten. 10. “This generous God who supplies abundant seed for the farmer, which becomes bread for our meals, is even more extravagant toward you. First, he supplies every need, plus more. Then he multiplies the seed as you sow it, so that the harvest of your generosity will grow.

11.You will be abundantly enriched in every way as you give generously on every occasion, for when we take your gifts to those in need, it causes many to give thanks to God. 12. The priestly ministry you are providing through your offering not only supplies what is lacking for God’s people, it inspires an outpouring of praises and thanksgiving to God himself. “

2 Corinthians 9:6-12 TPT

 

(1) Generosity began with God’s Love
(2) The God kind of Generosity understands the Principle of Giving.
(3) Generosity should come from a grateful, pure heart, not religious activity for the approval of men.
(4) Generosity is most powerful when it is done in obedience.

 

God speaks to Elijah ‘“Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.” ‘

1 Kings 17:9

‘“As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die.” Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me and then make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’ ” ‘

1 Kings 17:12-14

 

“One gives freely yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give and only suffers want”.25 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 11:24-25

 

Fear and faith prophesy our future. Who are you going to listen to?

 

‘ “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy (generous), your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy (stingy), your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!’

Matthew 6:22-24

 

The currency of Heaven is Faith, followed by radical obedience. This is the thing that brings about miracles.

 

(1) Generosity began with God’s Love
(2) The God kind of Generosity understands the Principle of Giving.
(3) Generosity should come from a grateful, pure heart, not religious activity for the approval of men.
(4) Generosity is most powerful when it is done in obedience.
(5) Generosity reveals who is Master.

 

‘And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine. Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies for you.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered. ‘

Genesis 14:18-20

 

The purpose of the tithe is establishing who is Master. The only reason for meeting with Melchizedek was to acknowledge the actions of the God Most High and that he WAS God, Most High.

 

‘The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give back my people who were captured. But you may keep for yourself all the goods you have recovered.” Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I solemnly swear to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will not take so much as a single thread or sandal thong from what belongs to you. Otherwise, you might say, ‘I am the one who made Abram rich.’ I will accept only what my young warriors have already eaten, and I request that you give a fair share of the goods to my allies—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre.”’

Genesis 14:21-24

 

(1) Generosity began with God’s Love
(2) The God kind of Generosity understands the Principle of Giving.
(3) Generosity should come from a grateful, pure heart, not religious activity for the approval of men.
(4) Generosity is most powerful when it is done in obedience.
(5) Generosity reveals who is Master.
(6) What is the Generosity that God requires of us?

 

The currency of Heaven is Faith followed by radical obedience. This is the thing that brings about miracles.

 

‘Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you said, ‘In what way shall we return?’ “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation.

Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts; “And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the Lord of hosts.’

Malachi 3:8-12

 

‘“Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies desolate?” Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “Consider your ways! You have sown much, but harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns, earns wages to put into a purse with holes.” ‘

Haggai 1:4-6