The quality you sow is the quality you reap
The partnership letter for March 2018
Dear Partner, I am so glad to have the opportunity to write to you. I want to first of all, take this opportunity to thank you and your family for being so diligent and prompt in your giving unto the Lord’s work. You have sown your Tithes and Offerings, Pledges, Building funds, Priestly offerings etc. and now that you have sown seed on the ground, it has no alternative but to break forth and yield a total Blessing in your life. This Blessing comes in many forms, but more than that, it can come into your hands in a way different to what you have anticipated.
Firstly, thank you for being obedient to the Lord and secondly for being committed whole heartedly to the local vision of our church, Rhema Family Church, Durban. This is your spiritual home and as you sow, demand your breakthroughs and the things the devil is trying to keep away from you. You certainly have our agreement in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
This month I would like to share with you on the subject of: The quality you sow is the quality you reap
“You tell the people, `Lame animals are all right to offer on the altar of the Lord yes, even the sick and the blind ones.' And you claim this isn't evil? Try it on your governor sometime give him gifts like that and see how pleased he is! 13 "You say, `Oh, it's too difficult to serve the Lord and do what he asks. And you turn up your noses at the rules he has given you to obey. Think of it! Stolen animals, lame and sick as offerings to God! Should I accept such offerings as these?" asks the Lord.” Malachi 1:8, 13
In the verse above, Malachi had been scrutinizing the offerings that the people were bringing to God. This happened several times in Scripture. Even Jesus investigated what people were giving at the temple, and He brought teaching from what He observed.
Malachi observed that some of the people were bringing sick, blind, lame, or stolen animals for their offering. Some had vowed they would bring a certain animal, but when it came time to fulfill the vow, they decided not to bring the healthy beast, but rather some sick cow. They bring the old cow down to the temple, slip the priest a few hundred denari, and offer up this sick animal as an offering to God, thinking they can pull a fast one. However, the prophet sees what’s going on, and he rebukes the people and the priests for their less-than-spotless offering.
In Acts 5, Peter asked the people about the offerings they were bringing. One couple was attempting to look as though they were giving 100 percent, but actually they were not. They had conspired to bring a smaller percentage of their money, but to tell the apostle they were bringing everything. When Peter asked them if they had given everything, they tried to deceive the man of God. The Holy Spirit gave Peter insight into the deception, telling him that the couple had lied to God, and both fell down dead before the Lord.
It is a travesty to give God a shabby offering. Sometimes, people think that God should be happy if they give Him anything at all. But that is not the case. Our offering is just that – an offering. There is no guarantee that God will accept our offering. If He accepts it, then we will receive blessing upon our lives; if not, we won’t. There is a way to ensure that our offerings are acceptable and actually pleasing Him: by giving exactly what He calls us to give.
In the book of Malachi, the worshippers were bringing offering to God that were unacceptable. They were offering things they would rather get rid of, or things they no longer needed. There was no cost to the giver. These days, people bring things to the church that no longer work to see if the church has any use for them.
They bring an old car they are going to dump, thinking there may be someone at church who can use it, or an old item or an outdated computer with parts that don’t function any more. We need to have a higher view of God. Give those old beat – up, trash-bound things to the devil! Let him have the junk! The church is not the local garbage heap. It is a place where we give the best offerings to God, things of unblemished quality that reflect His glory.
Our offerings should not be found sick, lying in the bottom of the offering bag in need of respirator and a blood transfusion. They need to be healthy, vigorous offerings that can accomplish something for His kingdom. Our offerings must have vision, knowing that what we are giving is going to do something great for God.
We need to be able to give an offering that stands tall and walks, not something that limps and shuffles along. Sadly, that is more often how the church had functioned – limping along because of weak offerings. When we sow a seed of quality we reap the best.
May God continue to Richly Bless you and your family. I pray for you daily and take pleasure in seeing God shower you with supernatural Favor and Blessings in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ.
We love you very much and are constantly praying for your Progress, Success and Promotion.Dr. Roshan and Dr. Zubeda Sing.