Matthew 10:8 – “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.”
How the concept of seed sowing; which is paying sums of money to receive things from God became a normal way of Christian worship is unfathomable. It is quite difficult to comprehend how someone will give you the most expensive and eternal things for free and then sell to you things that are of little or temporary value. God gave us His Spirit through which we have eternal life for free.
In the text above he gave his disciples freely the power to heal, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: and said to them, freely you have received, freely give.” So how are we now selling healing, the fruit of the womb, material needs and spiritual needs to the laity.. If He gave you salvation for free, why would He charge you these for a fee. It is the lie of mischievous men that see ministry as a means for dubious gain.
God does not require anything from us to bless us. God is always the first giver, all we do is receive. We only ask and we receive. So, do we now mean that until we can give to God he’ll be mean towards us to receive from Him? Never! He supplies seed to the sower and bread to the eater, and from his supplies we are to give responsibly, willingly and cheerfully towards his work in the earth and also to one another.
It’s a brand new day! Keep enjoying Kharis!
Pastor Josh Laryea