And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, he offered. 2 Kings 5:15,16 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant… Giving allows us a concrete demonstration of our faith in God under grace. 3. Give Purposely. A third principle of giving is found in 2 Corinthians 9:7a where Paul says, “Each of you must give as you have made up your mind…”. One with a made up mind has come to terms with a heart purposed for giving.

Therefore if we would know God and be godly, we must know the Word of God—intimately.” 1 And Paul tells us godliness comes by being trained in God’s word: If you put these [teachings] before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed

Saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign. Isaiah 26:4 ESV / 514 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. This character is taken from the latter part of Romans 15:12, and is occasioned by it, "in him shall the Gentiles trust", or "hope"; and is proper to God as he is the author and giver of this grace; for naturally men are without it; that which is a good hope is the gift of God, and through his grace, and is wrought in the heart in regeneration God is a Giver! He gave us life. He gave us this world to enjoy. He even gave us his only Son so that we might have a relationship with Him. That most famous of verses, John 3:16, shows us the connection between loving and giving. You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving! Reason #2 - Giving draws me ___CLOSER TO GOD___.

1. Humility. Leaders who make people glad do not think too highly or too often of themselves (Philippians 2:2–3). That is, they are lowly people who live among the people instead of hiding behind their privileges. Good leaders realize that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6).

God gives a fresh supply of spiritual—supernatural—strength and faith to those who have humble dependence on Him. When we try to get through difficulties in our own strength, we often fall short and become weary, unable to bear the burden. But God promises us a strength and power beyond our own as we continue to rely on Him.

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