LRH: Order in Our Giving - 15

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Welcome to Logos Rima R with God's servant, Rev.

Dr.

Joseph Baalbin, Head Pastor of Harvest Chapel International Kumasi. And now,

to today's message.

Amen.

Let's take our confession from Joshua 1 verse 8, this.

Joshua 1:8

Book of the Lord.

Shall not depart out of my mouth, but I shall

meditate in it day and night, and I may observe

to do according to all that is written in it.

For then I will make my way prosperous, and then

I will have good success.

Amen.

Why don't you take your seats and express and say, Hallelujah.

Amen. So we are continuing with our.

Lessons in it, and I hope that we'll just look

at the life of Abraham.

Amen.

And so you see Abraham in his journey with God.

At certain stages, God will come, reiterate the covenant, and

then give next step. If you don't take the first step,

the second step is not going to come. We are

talking about the pathway to divine will. You have to

take the first step. You decide like I also. You

can decide that. Ask for your type. You won't call

it type. Call it whatever you want. Call it generous offering.

or superfluous offering. Because the principle is what? You sow generously,

you reap generously. So if you understand this principle, you're

not going to debate with God about giving him 10%, 10%,

tithing 10%, and then you get to enjoy the 90,

and you want to debate God on it.

Are you getting it?

When the New Testament is very clear, generous sowing guarantees

generous reaping.

Hallelujah.

And it applies to time, talent, and treasure Those of

us who sometimes think that my work schedule is so

tight that I can't have time to serve God. The

principle who, as long as this earth remains, seek time

and harvest shall never cease before God. You sow time,

God will create time for you to be able to

complete and finish up your chores.

Amen.

The other day I was saying when I was working

in the hospital, in the days that I know I

have to go to church and I know that I'm

going to run.

A clinic, I go early. I go early. Go and

do my rounds.

That's so we can gain the time. Because I know

that if I go the normal time, probably I'll be late.

And I'm not going to be able to make it.

So God will show you.

Hallelujah. Amen.

So what did Abraham have to do to bring him

to that divine wealth? That's what we have said. He

left country. He left kindred. He left father's house. He

separated himself. And God also honored him at every stage

in the journey with God. God brought in fresh instruction

that immediately he did it. Then it was being hallelujah.

That's the fourth point. In Israel specifically, he told them,

go in and possess the land. By military force. And

so Joshua did it. And he says that all the

promises that God promised, it was in Tully.

Amen.

When they went in, maybe it was post-summer, if you

look at the narrative. So the people and the nations,

they are harvested. It says the barns.

That they went. You know, can you imagine? They were sharing.

And so when you go to the home that you

will be assigned, when you go and you go to

the kitchen, the kitchen is fully stocked with food.

Hallelujah.

Microwave is there. And refrigerator is there. You just think

about yum is there. If you like potatoes, potatoes is there.

Hallelujah. And that's why God was saying, you didn't work

for it. I did it for you.

Divine wealth, you realize that, look, it outstrips your output.

It's by favor.

Your workplace, your boss will assign a certain salary for

you and you say, this is crazy.

I don't deserve it.

It is God. That's how he does it. Hallelujah. Or

business favor. A certain contract will come. And then you

are just wondering where from this.

God. Hallelujah.

And God can never lie. God is on oath to

bless us. So that's the last point there. He said

the Lord swore to your father to give you this.

God is on oath to bless, to increase, and to

multiply us and our families so long as we meet

the terms of the covenant and walk in obedience.

Amen.

Turn to someone and say, God cannot lie to us. Amen.

I have this point here. It's the point that I

was making to the sister. No seed ever dies in

the hands of God or under His watch.

Let me take it again.

No seed ever dies in the hands of God or

under His watch. You never get less time, talents, or

treasures To spend on yourself and your legitimate interest just

because you gave some proportion of your three T's to God.

Can I take it again? Very, very important.

No seed ever dies in the hands of God or

under his watch. And you never get less time, talents,

or treasures to spend on yourself and your legitimate interest

just because you give some proportion of your three T's

to God.

That's all I've been saying. Yes. Capturing it in words. Hallelujah.

Turn to someone and say, nothing ever diminishes in the

hands of God.

Hallelujah. Amen. Now let me make this other point. Regular

giving to God.

Whether it's the same thing, I'm making it, putting it

in different ways so it can register. Regular giving to God.

Whether tithing or free offerings will never diminish the reserves

of your wealth or resources.

You believe it? Hallelujah.

You can, I can dare you, you can give whatever

is in your pocket now, today, and say, I'm going

to walk home, including your lunch and your breakfast tomorrow.

And as you are going, I can assure you here,

what a foolish thing did I do? Why did I

do this? You know, I'm sure pastor, I shouldn't have

been listening to pastor. Hey, tomorrow, what will I do?

But rather as you are going and say, God, I

know you are the possessor of heaven and the earth.

Make those positive confessions. You said, as long as this

earth remains, see time and harvest. Day and night, hallelujah,

shall never cease before you. And then watch it, whether

you eat tomorrow or not. Tomorrow, if you don't eat,

come and tell me. Then me, I'll fulfill the promise.

I'll give you something.

Hallelujah. nullify the negative lies of the devil.

It just works. God is gracious. God is magnanimous. God

is our benefactor. And he's a very, very good God.

Hallelujah.

So nothing ever diminishes. If you do, you leave it

in God's hand, regular giving to God, your tithe, your

free offering, it will never diminish the reserves of your

wealth or resources.

Hallelujah. Amen.

But then let's remember that the promise of increase and

blessings in the hands of God is premised on the

understanding that you are a covenant child of God, walking

in grace and obedience. That is so crucial. You want

to see and validate the word of God. Look, walk

in obedience. That one God won't compromise. His holiness. He

can't walk with you if you are walking in disobedience.

He can't fulfill his vows. He needs to draw close.

to give you those specific instructions that will get you

to that place. So you will live and multiply and

not die. So your finances will not die. When it

is diminishing, should I, you know, and like this is

the suggestion, should I withhold?

No.

It won't run dry. When it is diminishing, then God

is setting you up for a miracle. Say a big amen. Hallelujah.

Amen.

Abraham was willing to give God Guys, let's look at

that story. As I said, this is Abraham. Abraham started

it all.

Hallelujah.

And God unknit every promise, every covenant promise that he

spoke to Abraham. Let's look at how this amazing patriarch

got into the blessings. Sometimes we hear people say, we

want to come into Abrahamic covenant blessings. Are you prepared

to do what Abraham did? I converted and went, no, no.

believers will like it, when Abraham's blessings is coming on you, pray.

And then we'll.

All be praying. The blessings of Abraham. Are you prepared

to do what Abraham did? Okay, let's look at the story.

Genesis 22. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. So as I've said, it's been progressive,

but now God is about to do the biggest.

Thing in his life. I hope you are getting it.

So you want to come into wealth, divine wealth, and

we have seen it. Isaac, despite the fact that Abraham

left all the blessings to him. And then I said,

but why did you pamper Isaac like that? The man,

he got all the legacy from Abraham. All Abraham's blessings

were passed on to Isaac. And then now we are

reading in Genesis 26 that the man began to prosper

and God continued to prosper him until he became so prosperous.

So you can imagine. And Isaac was a very spirit-filled man.

As we read this story, it's very interesting. Scholars believe

that at the time that God was testing Abraham, you know,

I mean, there's a disagreement anyway because the man, Sarah,

Sarah died at 127.

Amen. Amen.

And Isaac was born at 90 years. So when Sarah died,

Isaac was 37. So between his birth and 37 years,

that's when this particular sacrifice was demanded of Abraham. But

scholars have believed that maybe conservatively, maybe around 25, because

he was called a lad, so a young boy. But

there's a lot of speculation around it.

But let's look at it.

So it came to pass after these things, and that

was when, this is chapter 22, 21 in chapter 21.

Isaiah 22 · chapter mention

That was when Isaac was born. So just one chapter later,

now here comes God to Abraham. But the point is

very clear. God tested Abraham. So our given life, you

want to enter into wealth creation, divine creation, God will

test you. God will test you. By this point in time,

he had brought him, you know, that far. And if

you like, he had built up his faith for this

big test. And he said to him, here I am.

Then he said, take now your son, your only son Isaac,

whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah

and offer him there as a burnt offering in one

of the mountains of which I shall tell you. If

he had said yes, son, you can be sure Ishmael

would have been grabbed.

Hallelujah.

But he said, your Isaac, your Isaac. Sometimes you are,

and then we are saying, give, give, and then immediately

your mind will flash. Or you open your purse, and

then there's red.

Which one is the red? One gana. Two and red,

two is there. Then the blue, five gana. The brown.

And then you immediately offer. Some of us, we have

given one CD often for a long time. Every time

you go in, the red one, one gana. Now you

are growing the law, you are maturing, and then Now

he's whispering and says that, son, daughter, you want to

get into that place of increased multiplication? Mount Ghana is

not going to take you there, I assure you. Say

amen to that.

Amen. Hallelujah.

So he said, take your son, your only son Isaac,

whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah

and offer him there as a burnt offering on one

of the mountains of which I shall tell you.

So look at that.

So Abraham rose early in the morning.

Early. Obedience early in the morning.

I'm sure some of us that day, that's the day

that we will sleep more and be tossing in bed.

This dream, this, did I hear God? My only begotten,

my only son. Yes, you can say my only son.

I should know this one.

No, no. But early in the morning, he rose up.

The speed, the speed, the speed with which we obey

divine commandments.

If you delay, then something else will come.

And then early in the morning, Abraham rose up, saddled

his donkey. Now look at that. When I was reading this,

I was smiling. Saddled his donkey and took two of

his young men with him and Isaac, his son. And

he split the wood for the burnt offering and arose

and went. To the place of which God had told him.

Let's go on.

Then on the third day, it's down there. So then

on the third day, we are in verse 4. Abraham

lifted his eyes and saw the place of how he

had walked three days.

Three days.

And yesterday he was going. He had three good days

to change his mind and go back. That was a dream.

And dreams are not realistic. And Abraham said to his

young men, stay here with the donkey. The lad and

I will go yonder. So that's where some theologians, Bible

scholars think that he was a lad. So, you know,

young age, adolescence, whatever it is. Stay here with the donkey.

The lad and I will go yonder and worship. And

he said, we will come back to you.

Look at six. That's what I was looking at.

So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and

laid it on Isaac, his son. And he took the

fire in his hand. And the knife, I would have

left the knife behind.

Hallelujah. And the two of them together. Amen.

And the knife, meaning that he was committed to doing it.

Have you ever felt like you are going to, if

I told you that Sunday we're going to do fundraising,

everybody bring your checkbook, bring your purse, make sure your

Momo account is active.

And Will you leave your phone in the house?

And then take some one CD and put it in your,

and then when you reach the filling station, can you,

I have 20 CDs, can you give me one CD, 10?

So that at every call, I'll be able to give

one gun. If they do 10 calls, I'll be present.

Hallelujah.

So he took the knife, was so committed. Abraham was committed.

And the two of them went together. But Isaac spoke

to Abraham and his father and said, My father.

And he said, Here I am, my son. Then he said, Look,

the fire and the wood.

But where is the lamp for a burnt offering? And

Abraham said, My son, God will provide for himself the

lamp for a burnt offering. So the two of them

went together. We know about how God hates human sacrifice.

And yet still, Abraham was convinced that he knew the

voice of God. Remember what God had called. God had

called him. Genesis chapter 12, no child. God had honored him.

Genesis 12 · chapter mention

He had increased him. He had blessed him. He had

even spoken by this time of the 400 years that

would be spent in Egypt in a foreign land under slavery.

God had given him a lot.

He was having all these interactions with God such that

It was not possible. Now God will come and say

the very, very person that all these blessings were going

to be activated should be slaughtered and offered as an

offering and a sacrifice. When God hates human sacrifice, it

was very tough on Abraham.

And yet still, because he knew the voice of God,

he knew he had to just go along.

And some scholars will say some of the responses that

he was giving to Isaac that Abraham, God will provide

for himself the lamb for a burnt offering.

That was prophetic within his spirit.

And yesterday he took the knife just to show her

that he was prepared to do it. Now let's continue

on how willing was he or whether he was hesitant

and all that. So when they came to the place,

verse 9, of which God had told him, Abraham built

an altar there, placed the wood in it, and he

bound Isaac there. And that's why scholars will say Isaac

was so compliant and a man of faith, you know,

that at his age, you know, he should have run away.

He didn't even struggle with his dad. That if it

has to be done, then I'm going to cooperate. And

that's why they will say Isaac is like a typology

of Jesus Christ.

Jesus knew he was going to be crucified.

Dad, if it has to be done, he said, nonetheless,

not my will, but let.

Your will be done. And God raised him up again.

And in Romans chapter 4, the Bible comments on this.

Romans 4 · chapter mention

That Abraham knew that God would raise Isaac again. Now 10,

and Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knight

to slay his son. But the angel of the Lord

called to him from heaven and said, Abraham, Abraham.

So he said, here I am.

And he said, do not lay your hand on the

lad or do anything to him. For now I know

that you fear God, you revere him, you will obey

his every express commandment, since you have not withheld your son,

your only son from me. Then Abraham lifted his eyes

and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught

in a.

Thicket by a stone.

So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it

up for a burnt offering instead of his son. And

Abraham called the name of the place the Lord will provide,

Jehovah Jireh, as it is said to this day, in

the mount of the Lord it shall be provided. Now

there's that Section that I like so much I wanted

to take note. And the angel of the Lord called

to Abraham a second time from heaven. And he said,

by myself, I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you

have done this and have not withheld your son, your

only son.

I will surely bless you. I will surely multiply your.

Offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sun

that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess

the gates of the enemies. Now, you can see what

was happening in Moses' time, 400 years later.

The seed that he sowed. God is on oath that

I will bless you.

Let's look at the commentary here. The commentary on it

is in Hebrews 6, 13-15. Now it says that, For

when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had

no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying,

Surely I will bless you and multiply you. And thus Abraham,

having patiently waited, obtained the promise. For people swear by

something greater than themselves. And in all their disputes on oath,

an oath is final for confession. So when God desired

to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise

the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with

an oath. So that by two unchangeable things in which

it is impossible for God to lie, we who have

fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast

to the hope set before us. This is the Bible's

commentary on what Abraham did that day. And God came

there and said, I will surely bless you and I

will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven

and as the sun that is on the seashore. And

your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies. And

in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth

be blessed because you have obeyed me.

All because you have obeyed me.

You want to come into divine wealth?

There is order.

That's what we've been talking about. Order in giving. Abraham

had one son. One son that promised all the... Just

imagine if Isaac had died and Abraham had rose up

and came back down the Mount of Moriah and met

the boys there and.

He said, oh, you know, guys, let's go.

No, no speech. No, I can't talk about this. Oh,

can you imagine all, all the things that he did,

all the covenant that he's cut that day. God said,

bring me an hypha, bring me this. He brought it,

slaughter it, he slaughtered, keep watch. And then he said

he saw a torch, you know, going through and all

the dreams, everything would have been nullified. God would have

proved himself as a liar. And a deceiver, can you

imagine him going back to Ur, or is it Hur,

that place?

Hallelujah.

Where he left several years ago and said that God

has said that I should follow him to an unknown

place and that he's going to bless me. Hey, the

damage repair that needed to.

Have been done.

So what about, that's Abraham. And we saw the life

of Moses and the Israelites. Now, God said, because of Abraham,

what he did, and I am on oath.

I am on oath.

Now, can we now go in now and then convert

the blessings of Abraham?

You and I, New Testament believer. God is on oath.

He said, I swore. Amen. God is on oath.

He says, as long as this earth remains, seed time

and harvest shall not cease.

If you give, he says, if you.

Sow bountifully, you will reap bountifully. And if you sow sparingly,

you will reap sparingly. And now he's saying that, look, guys,

you cannot serve God and my mom. Either you're going

to be faithful to one and unfaithful to the other.

You can't serve God and my mom together.

You have to choose.

But then the blessings that we need to be able

to do all the things that God has commanded us

to do.

It all sits in His hands. And we have all

these promises.

The promises of God, they are saying, scholars have come,

they say over 7,000 promises in the word of God

as to what God says he will do.

But beloved, they are all premised on the spirit of obedience. Obedience.

And that's why we say, even when you have not

heard anything, my son, my son, my daughter, you know something,

from today going, I am sparing you from typhoon.

And then you say, no. The principles of the word.

So no matter what somebody else will say, or you hear,

or the arguments that you make, you're the child of

God that God has spoken to. You're quiet and God

has whispered to you. I've read it and you know.

You know about the thing about the giving thing is

that when you are in the presence of God and

he's there, and he said, none shall appear before me empty-handed.

You just know that.

When you are going and say, I need to get

an offering to go and pay homage to the king.

It's intrinsic. You just know that I must do it.

And sometimes you give the offering and you know. Or

just before you give it, you take it and you

just know that, no, no, no, this is not befitting

of the king.

And all that he has been doing for me.

After all, he owns it all. The silver and the

gold are his. And he says that when I sow,

I will reap. He said, bring ye all the tithes.

Bring ye all the offerings. There will be meat in

my house. Try me and see if I'm not going

to open the windows of heaven and pour you out

such blessing that there shall not be room enough to

receive it. Order him given. God says, me first, me second,

me last. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and

his righteousness. And all these other things. He says, I know.

I know you need them. It is the thing that

the people of the world, they go chasing after. And

I know you need them. But, seek me first. And

all these things shall be added unto you. Hallelujah.

Amen. Oh, Jesus. Jesus.

You want to come into Abrahamic covenant blessings. There's going

to be a demand from God.

Shall we rise up?

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