Psalm 112:5-6 - November 4, 2009

Ps 112:5-6 "Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. 6 Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. NIV"

Do you want a life that cannot be shaken? Do you want the goodness of God to follow you? Your own actions determine the measure that is poured back over your own life. If we choose to walk in a generosity that is the fruit of confidence in God as our source of supply then we activate the principles of God in our life! The word places a sure promise over us that good will come to those who conduct their affairs rightly. Stability is the fruit of living with faith and generosity. Many people live in the fear of lack rather than in the faith of God’s promised blessing. As a result of this fear driven approach to life they actually become the source of their own poverty or the ceiling to the measure of God’s intended blessing.
Some people who were actually intended to walk in great wealth and were given gifts and talents that were intended to produce incredible wealth are limited in the harvest that comes to their lives without even knowing it. They look upon the riches they possess with satisfaction not ever realizing that had they lived in a spirit of faith and generosity rather than a spirit of miserly fear they would have been able to sow twice as much seed and still live in even more personal abundance. Jesus states the principle so clearly in Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." NIV The simple principle is this” God responds to the measure you use! If you live in fear and a mindset of lack you stop the flow of increase. If you live giving freely and generously to the needs of those around you, you activate the principles of God and will find your life overflowing with more than you can imagine!
Consider this: God wants to bless you more than you are longing to be blessed. So often it is our fear and wrong understanding of sowing and reaping that is the limit to our harvest. We can point to God and say “why did I know see more fruit?” But at the end of the day many times our own limits become God’s limits. In 2 Kings 13 the prophet was angry with the king because in his lack of faith and passion he only struck the ground 3 times in response to the promise of God. As a result he only received a partial victory. The prophet stated that had he believed with a whole heart and struck the ground more vigorously his victory would have been lasting. Sow passionately, sow fully, sow generously. Seek for opportunities to plant seed for your future! For every measure there is a measure that is even greater still that can only be accessed when we stretch our faith and apply the principles of the kingdom generously!