Financial Freedom Series - Giving Before Receiving

By Now, we've discovered that God sets Priorities.
I want to emphasize one of the most Elementary Priorities of all.
"GIVING ALWAYS GOES BEFORE RECEIVING!"

The world would have you believe that you receive first, then you Give.
So many times I have heard good, honest, sincere Christians say: Oh, brother Caly, when I receive a Million Bucks, I'm going to give into your Ministry, and Partner with you, in your TV Project that you have been believing God for! You just watch, I know I will!

The Bible contradicts that bit of human reasoning. It says a person must be faithful in a little, or he will never have the opportunity to be faithful in a lot.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. (Luke 16:10)

Now read this sentence carefully: Waiting for abundance before starting to give will not insure the giving of large gifts; It will actually insure just the opposite - You will not give at all.

First things come first.
If you want to receive from God, you must first begin to give.
The Bible clearly teaches this principle over and over again, throughout the entire book. Luke 6:38 Says to give first, then it will be given to you.
Malachi 3:10 Says to Tithe first, then God will open the Windows of Heaven and pour out a Blessing upon you.

Even unsaved farmers know this primary principle: You must sow before you can reap. You will never hear a farmer say, "I'm not going to do any planting right now! God must first give me a Harvest of wheat, then I'll plant my seed in the field."

Every farmer knows that such a thing simply will not happen. He knows that he must first plant seeds, no matter how few he has, and then he will get back a harvest.

Does the Lord give you salvation first, and then you give your heart to Him? Of course not. First you give your heart to Him, and then He gives you eternal life.

God's principle of first planting, then reaping, is firmly entrenched in every aspect of life, from Genesis to Revelation, from farming to propagation of every species.

Breakthroughs in sowing (Giving) always go before breakthroughs in harvesting (receiving).

And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap (receive), if we faint not. (Galatians 6:9)

There is no hope of increase without planting seed!

Remember what Solomon said:

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born and a time to die: A time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2)

REMEMBER: Giving always goes before Receiving!
God wants to prosper you, and meet your every need, and His method has never changed. YOU MUST FIRST SOW, TO REAP!