THE MOTIVE FOR GETTING IS GIVING

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (James 1:17). DAILY FIRE! - Christ For All Nations I will walk in the Spirit, and shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. The number one prayer of many people is about number one: themselves. But when the kingdom of God is number one, there is nothing wrong in asking God for His good things: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (James 1:17).  The material gifts around us are from God as gifts to His creatures. “He satisfies the longing soul” (Psalm 107:9), whatever its tastes. God gives us the power to get wealth, but nothing whatever was made only for materialists. Riches are not the primary object of faith. Faith has been given to lay hold of possessions.  God did not display His vast wealth in our wonderful world just as a temptation to test Christians. Believers have as much claim on the good things of this life as anyone else. To concentrate our desires and prayers on them is a different thing, however.  The motive for getting is giving: to relieve the hungry and distressed, and to make known the name of the Lord. Faith and prayer are a single subject, depending on one another. Keep them both active in your life, and watch them flow from you as one powerful force of blessing. Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2016 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com

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