Prepare to Meet Your Generous God

Faith Partnerships offered to all who return tithe and offerings to God's work (Mal. 3:9-12)

3 part blessing: 1. Abundance: Not room for all the blessings

2. God rebukes devourer for you, crops don't get destroyed by frost and insects etc.

3. All nations will call you blessed.

This world is soon to burn up with fire

Those who put treasures in heaven will be taken to live with God.

As a minister of the gospel, I believe this with all my heart. I always have food and my needs provided. ALWAYS! God always gives me what I ask for and usually gives a much greater miracle. After God called me in a dream three nights in a row, I left my doctoring in Portland to serve on an Indian reservation in Utah. Their finances fell apart so they changed their mind about having me work there. God provided a good place for my husband to work, and I worked for my 4 children  and the children of the world 100 percent. I have never been sorry. My own children have learned many things in the various countries we have done tropical medicine and gospel meetings in. We are in good health with only heaven's health insurance. (The best insurance and most honest there is) We have all the food we need. We have wheels to get where we can share truth, and we have a shelter from storms. God has delivered us from danger, sent angels to guard and bring healing, and done so many great things for us.

The whole earth will burn up in fire. (Malachi 4:1) All that will be left of the selfish, cruel, and greedy will be ashes. Get ready. Prepare to meet your generous God. Don't store up food for the time of trouble, it will be taken by violent hands and your family harmed. Store your treasure in heaven where it will never be stolen, never blown up, never burned up, never shaken down in quakes, never taken up in tornados, and never decreased in value.  Those who do not store treasure will never be in heaven. Treasure is stored by sharing the gospel at your own expense and without pay. Treasure is stored by giving one hundred percent. Some think that giving 10 percent is generous. Those who go without things so they can give more, have learned the secret of the greatest joy and blessings.

The story is told by Otto Koning of a house cleaning widow lady. She prayed for the business man that was her boss on the day she cleaned his place. God blessed him with unusual blessings every time she worked for him. He noticed and discovered she was praying for him. He wanted her to pray every day for him. As time passed, he raised her wages to make sure she continued to come work for him. Then noticing she had the same black coat on he gave her money to get another. She thanked him and figured she only wore one coat at a time anyway and sent the money to a missionary. She was so happy because she had a gift that she could give. She thanked God and asked Him to increase His blessing. She did this everywhere she went to clean offices. Every business man she worked for, noticed that on the days she worked for him, he had great business gains. They all thought they were the only one she was praying for. After awhile they realized she was giving the money away. So in order to get new clothes, coat and furniture they would have to buy it for her. Furniture trucks began arriving at her home. They came to see what they could do for her. Her wages went up and so did her gifts to missionaries. She did not keep anything for herself. The came with furniture trucks and took out her old table and put in a new one. They took out the old beds and put in new ones. They all did not seem to realize the others were getting blessings too. Her rent was paid by one man. Her grocery bill had a deposit and was renewed anytime the grocer called the business man for more money. She saw this rent money and grocery money as another chance to give to missions. Her heart was bursting with joy at having more to give to Jesus. She was having so much fun sending checks to missions.

Finally as the years passed, missionaries came home on furlough and looked up the wealthy lady giving to them. They inquired at the church only to learn there were no wealthy people there. It was discovered the poor widow lady was sending all the money. They figured out that she had given to 8 different missionaries a total of 25,000 dollars in one year. The pastor was shocked because this little lady was on their poor people list and was getting help from the church. Where do you think she sent the money gifts from the church? You guessed it, she sent that too! So, you see, some of the church's money actually got to the missionaries too!

We have visited many people as we shared our mission stories from place to place and done vacation Bible schools and sanctuary programs with the walk through model. In the guest room where we have stayed, the closet is filled with extra clothing that the hosts just could not fit into their closet.

We often get clothes we really do not need. Then they are stuffed in storage or in spare closets. We could do without extra clothes and like the widow lady, send to the missionaries more money. WE could do without extra beds, bed spreads, pretty tables, table clothes and dishes. We could sleep on the couch an extra year so that a missionary could get the gospel into the unreached tribes. WE could sleep on the floor on a cot or air mattress an extra year so we could help buy Bibles for those who hunger for truth.

Prepare to meet your God by discovering how generous He is. Look at the promises in Malachi if you share money, time, talent, and gospel treasures with those who need them. God will be your partner. That is a really good deal. He is the wealthiest of all in the whole world and in the Universe. There is no end to His resources in money and wisdom. To be His partner is a great deal. We don't have much to give in this partnership but He does not seem to mind. 

If you return tithe and offerings to God, you are acting out a promise to be His partner. Let Him worry about how His money is used. He doesn't really need it anyway. He is paving His streets with gold. He just wants that signal that you want to be partners. Then He pours out so many blessings you don't have room to put it all. He rebukes anybody or thing that devours your children, makes fun of you, or steals from you or robs you in any way.  Not only that, but all nations will call you blessed.

That widow was blessed. She did not have a fancy house, but she was happier than anyone with a palace. Supporting missionaries she was reaching thousands. Nations were blessed. Some think good housing is the blessing God is talking about, but these people are not seeing as God sees. He can see the millions of people without beds, shelters, and cars. The widow lady found the blessing. She had honor, though she did not seek any for herself. She had increases in money, though she did not desire it. She was like Jesus who did not desire wealth for Himself. He often had no where to sleep. He often slept outside under the stars. 

Learn what God is really like. You will make a better partner. You are doing this by going through all of the Bible learning what God is like. Obey all that you learn and He will know you are His child, His teenager, His youth. God knows His sheep. No one can fool Him. His sheep hear His voice and obey Him. They are giving beyond their ability and He multiplies what they have like the barley loaves so that millions are fed.