God’s Formula for Blessing

“Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.” Luke 6:38

Like the farmer in the Bible who hoarded his grain, the world seeks to accumulate wealth. God’s way is opposed to the world’s ways. With God, the formula for blessing is summed up in one fundamental word - give.

To the logical, earth-bound mind, that is nonsense. How can you gain by giving away what you have? But in God’s eyes giving is the basic principle of true prosperity.

Giving is first and foremost the way to blessing because it declares our allegiance to and dependence upon God as our Source. The person who greedily gathers his goods around him almost always sees his stockpile as his resource. The giving person must look to God.

Also giving is God’s way to success because it imitates God Himself. God is always giving - food, air, goods, love, peace - all that is necessary for life to the fullest. When we give of our time, money, or love, we reflect the image of the One from Whom all blessings flow.

Then giving is God’s plan for our wallet and our walk because it keeps our focus on the needs and problems of others instead of just ourselves. God wants us to look upon the fields of humanity that He longs to bring into His storehouse.

“All that was ever ours is ours forever.” -Amy Carmichael