Partnership letter
The Ways of God are not the Ways of Man
From the desk of Pastor Sing
Greetings to all precious saints of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. This month I would like to share with you along these lines of “The Ways of God are not the Ways of Man” My Scripture references are as follows:
Isaiah 55:8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord” God seeks to Give. Man seeks to get. Giving is God's way. Getting is man's way. If we truly desire to live close to God and be more like Him, then we must begin by giving.
God so loved the world that He gave... (John 3:16, emphasis added)
Mankind seeks to obtain and increase its money, food, clothes, possessions, houses, lands and businesses by expending energy in getting more and more 'things'. In the kingdom of God, Christ doesn't have a problem, but He does tell us that the way to gain them is not by getting but by giving.
“31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”
As Jesus Himself tells us in the verse above, when we focus on seeking the ways of God (being a giver), material possessions will be given to us. No need to go out and struggle to get them in our own power; God will do the getting as we do the giving.
Giving is giving-period. Paying people for work they do for you is not giving. Putting something into someone's hands with conditions attached is not giving.
Loaning to someone is not giving. Giving is completely relinquishing control of something of yours into the control of another person to do with as he pleases. True Wealth is not measured by what people have but by what they give in proportion to what they have.
Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites... So He called His disciples to himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had.”
So begin to see your giving into the Kingdom of God as an investment and not a loss. May God continue to richly bless you and your family. I pray for you daily and take pleasure in seeing you enjoy God’s Blessings and Favor.
Remember, God's Blessings make Rich & adds No Sorrow.
We Love You very Much,Pastors Roshan and Zubeda Sing