PAYING FOR SPIRITUAL SERVICES
MEMORY VERSE
Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Matthew 10:8
READ
1 Corinthians 2:12-13
1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the
world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are
freely given to us of God.
1 Corinthians 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words
which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing
spiritual things with spiritual.
MESSAGE
One reason many
people are failing God in ministry and in their secular jobs is because they
are copying methods rather than following the Lord. Another reason is that they
are following after the wrong things. If you pursue the wrong things or focus
on what is not needful, it will definitely affect your results. When Naaman was
leaving with all the goodies he came with, Gehazi vowed to go after him. What
are you running after? God sees the hearts of men. Naaman came to the man of
God hoping to pay for his healing. The man of God was sensitive to the Spirit
of God and so he refused to take a gift from him. There are some servants of
God who have never refused a gift before. In fact, if something is not offered
to them after God has used them to be a blessing, they take offence and begin
to complain. Such people are following the path of Gehazi.
Romans 3:24 says
we are justified freely by His grace. 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 and Romans 8:32 say
that God has freely given us the things of the Kingdom. Did you pay for your
salvation, sanctification or baptism in the Holy Spirit? Did you pay for the
fruit and gifts of the Holy Spirit that makes the miraculous possible in your
life? Matthew 10:8 says,
“Heal
the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have
received, freely give.”
Today, the greed
of some ministers of the Gospel makes them to compel or cajole recipients of
blessings from God's grace on their life to pay in cash or in kind. In other
words, the concept of free reception and free delivery is fast becoming
obsolete. Some ministers will say, 'I laid hands on you and the cancer in your
body disappeared. You know how much it costs to treat an incurable disease like
cancer. If it is half of what you would have spent on treatment, go and bring
it; after all, it is not easy to acquire the anointing'. Has the anointing
suddenly gone on sale? The Lord frowns seriously at this! If recipients of
miracles on their own decide to show appreciation, that is fine; but it is very
wrong for them to be compelled or cajoled to 'pay' for what they have received.
If they pay, they may never see the need to turn their lives over to God.
Key Point
If you sell the
gift of God which should be freely given, you will be made to pay back on the
day you have nothing at hand.
Hmn!! I Love dis message like all. Wat of some Pastors dat prays for people during a service dat dey should bring money in denominations and pray for dem denominations by denominations,do u think that is right??? I pray for more of God in my life and a listening hear and d grace and strength to do His work.
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ReplyDeleteTank U̶̲̥̅̊ father 4 U̶̲̥̅̊я word dis morning i pray 4 mercy for does dat sell d̶̲̥̅̊ gift of God,in jesus name Amen
ReplyDeleteNice one,am blessed.
ReplyDeleteAm blessed by this teaching
ReplyDeleteThank you Lord for this message
ReplyDeleteWell said! May d Lord help us to b sensitive t d spirit at all times IJN
ReplyDeleteWhen God does things for u always appreciate him n his servant..
ReplyDeletepls i need pray to all areas of life
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