Get Big Enough To Help Others
And God is able to make all grace abound toward
you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all
things, may abound to every good work
(2 Corinthians 9:8).
This is the Lord’s desire for you. Whatever the
need, irrespective of the circumstances, He
wants you to be self-sufficient, so much so that you
require no aid or support. But you see, He wants you
to get big enough for others. The reason for being
self-sufficient in all things is for you to abound in good
works. That immediately brings something to mind: you
really don’t live for yourself, but for other people.
Galatians 6:10 says, “As we have therefore
opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially
unto them who are of the household of faith.”
Abraham, David and all the great men and women
in the Bible didn’t live for themselves. You may have
told yourself, “I don’t have money with which to help
others,” but that’s why God is able to make all grace
abound toward you. If you’re a student, for example,
how many of your colleagues do you help with what
you know, or do you hide your books and play dumb
when they come around you?
You must be able to share what you have. You
have a much bigger, and wider family than your
biological household; you belong in the household of
faith So don’t say “I only want enough for me and
my immediate family”; that’s not good enough. Make
up your mind to be a blessing to others. If you bless
people, you’ll always be lifted. This is because your
promotion is in promoting others. You’re a greater
success as you help others to succeed.
God will make happen for you what you make
happen for others. So keep giving, and keep helping
those around you to stand strong. As you grow in
Christ, God expects you to learn how to look away
from yourself and become concerned about the needs
of others. When you get concerned about helping
others, God will take care of your own desires.
There are many people in distress for example,
whose healing will be perfected and their needs met,
if only they’d, for a moment, look away from their
own pains and needs and pray for others. Become
sensitive to the needs of those around you to be a
blessing. When you live this way, you’re functioning
as your heavenly Father; miracles will happen in your
life without your having to ask.
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for making me a custodian of
Kingdom wealth; I’m the light of the world, and by your Spirit,
I touch lives, mend broken hearts, bring healing to the nations,
and prosperity to those in need, all to the praise and glory of
your Name. Amen.
Further study:
2 Corinthians 9:9-10 AMP; Luke 6:38
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 2:1-21
2 Chronicles 5-7
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 16:12-20
Deuteronomy 8