TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF 40 DAYS OF PRAYER!
What an incredible journey this has been to begin 2021! We trust God has moved in your life as you’ve meditated on His Word, been introduced or reminded of the passion of our family of churches around the world, and been challenged by the action steps God is calling you to take!
Enjoy the final day of this 40-day journey, and don’t stop now!
DAY FORTY - BREAKTHROUGH FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY TIM MEIER
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work
- 2 Corinthians 9:7–8
In most cultures, talking about money can be awkward at best and extremely uncomfortable or even taboo at worst. It’s weird to talk about finances because it’s personal and intimate. Further, with so much inequality in the world, we can end up feeling guilty, jealous, or somewhere in between based on how much we may or may not have at the moment.
Asking people to give feels like a violation of their personal “space.” In a me-centric culture, we often feel our finances must be protected at all costs. But the vision of the Kingdom of God paints a different picture about our resources. Not only are they to be shared—but they’re not even ours to begin with.
If everything we have comes from the Creator who provides all we need, our posture shifts from self-focused greed to open-handed generosity. Instead of wondering how to invest for our own gain, we start to wonder what a Kingdom investment could reap.
In His Kingdom, God uses His people’s generosity to create breakthrough in Kingdom spaces as more become open to hear the gospel and more workers and ministers are resourced to share it.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Pray for a move toward generosity in our own hearts and throughout the Alliance family so that more will hear, know, and be transformed by Jesus!
2. All we have is from God; pray that we will steward it well.