Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Recessions are times of insufficient resources when
the best course of action would be to hoard whatever resources are at one’s
disposal for safe keeping and self preservation for the rainy day. This of
course is the world’s system but unfortunately it does not work and has never
solved the problem of insufficient resources. This is because insufficient
resources that are hoarded remain insufficient resources without anything with
which to multiply and compound such resources. But insufficient resources
shared end up being multiplied and compounded by God who gave the law of
harvests in Genesis Chapter 8 verse 22 and Luke Chapter 6 verse 38.
Significantly, this law always works each time it is applied. The widow of
Zarephath is a case in point. She shared her supposedly last meal with the
Prophet Elijah. God compounded that supposedly last meal and it served them
even beyond the famine. They did not experience any form of lack during the
period of famine. The widow enjoyed divine abundance through sharing her
limited resources. Please see 1st
Kings Chapter 17 verses 1 to 16.
The Prophet Elisha asked his servant to serve the
only twenty loaves of barley bread and new ripened grain to one hundred men. To
start with, twenty loaves of bread and
whatever quantity of ripened grain they had was grossly insufficient to feed
one hundred men but Elisha insisted that the food would not only be enough to
feed them but would also be more than enough as they would have left overs. The
servant obeyed Elisha and there was indeed left overs. Please see 2nd
Kings Chapter 4 verses 42 to 44.
Beloved, if ever there was a time to share, it is
when resources appear insufficient. This is because God usually takes over what
appears to be insufficient and compounds them into overflowing abundance. Jesus
Christ demonstrated this principle in the feeding of the four thousand and five
thousand men besides women and children. What the disciples considered
insufficient bread and fish for the multitude (John Chapter 6 verses 5 to 14, Matthew Chapter 15 verses 32 to 38) turned out to be more than sufficient. Twelve
baskets were filled with the left overs from the feeding of the five thousand
men besides women and children from the supposedly insufficient five loaves of
bread and two fishes; while seven baskets were filled to the brim from the left
overs from the feeding of the four thousand men besides women and children with
the supposedly insufficient seven loaves of bread and a few fishes. God surely
knows how and when to multiply and compound resources.
The Apostle Paul reiterated this when he taught on
giving in 2nd Corinthians Chapters 8 verses 1 to 5 and 9 verses 6 to
11. Sharing your resources with the needy irrespective of the quantity and
quality is one way of laughing at recessions. As you share, God Who knows how
best to multiply and compound resources will ensure that you always have overflowing
abundance in Jesus mighty name. Therefore, SHARE and receive overflowing
abundance in Jesus mighty name.
What should be shared? Any resource that improves
and enhances the quality of lives of people should be shared. This may be
divine ideas, information, knowledge, understanding, wisdom, time, expertise,
experience, skills, the gospel, money, food, love, material things, advice,
counsel etc. SHARE and make someone else other than yourself a better person. You
will be displaying God's likeness by responding as God would respond to
situations through manifesting the fruits of the Spirit. Shalom.
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