![]() ![]() If the firstborn animal was clean, it was to be sacrificed. God declares 16 times in scripture that the firstborn is 'his'. ![]() In fact, it directly dictates many of the blessings you will (or won't) experience in life.Įxodus 13:2 clearly says that the firstborn is his. How you handle money reveals volumes about your priorities, loyalties and affections. Chapter 2: God Must Be FirstĪ great chapter on the significance of tithing, of giving God the firsts: By contrast, being 'cursed' means having supernatural power working against you. I'll take care of all the expenses!'īeing 'blessed' means having supernatural power working for you. I'm going to pay his salary, so anytime you want to go somewhere, just call him and he'll fly you there. He continued, 'As a matter of fact, I bought the plane today and I've parked it at the airport and I'm going to pay for the hanger and I'm going to pay for the fuel and I'm going to pay for the insurance and maintenance on the airplane and I've hired a pilot. 'The Lord told me to buy you an airplane.' I was speechless. ![]() Then the phone rang and a man was on the other end of it saying: After doing so (although still living in the house) Morris was praying and said to the Lord effectively 'I've out given you this time, I've given it all away!'. They felt the Lord tell them to give away both of their cars, all their money and even their house. The chapter then tracks the journey of giving and receiving back from others that he and his wife went on. Of course, it was the precise amount they needed to be able to take the mission trip. We caught them before they drove away and handed it to them. That night, we were able to walk out to our car after the meeting and write a check. But we had it, because of the amazing tenfold blessing we had received at the pizza place. by the Lord to give he wrote a check for $800:Īt that point in our lives, $800 sounded like a very large sum of money. 'God is about to teach you about giving so that you can teach the Body of Christ.'Ī while later Morris and his wife were speaking to a couple about to leave for a mission's trip but who didn't have the money to do so. Challenged by God to 'give the money away' he did so to a missionary who'd shared in the service.Īfterwards at lunch with some members from the church a sitting across from him a well dressed man he barely knew asked him a question: how much was the offering tonight? and another Where's the check? Eventually the man said 'God told me that you gave the money away.' and he slid a check across the table that was (to the penny) 10x the amt. On one occasion he visited a church who gave him an offering large enough to cover his month's expenses. When he was beginning to learn the secret of the Blessed life (definition follows in next chapter) he was a travelling evangelist, he and his wife lived off of special offerings taken by the churches he preached at. Read this chapter in full if you read no other chapter - it is faith stirring! That should help you keep it straight! Chapter 1: The Unexpected AdventureĪmazing stories of God's provision to him as he began to trust him. ![]() Remember it this way: God and generous both begin with the letters G. The devil on the other hand is a taker, a thief: God however is generous and gave his even the gift of his Son. No one is a natural born giver, all of us are born takers. Quotes and summaries from Robert Morris's book 'The Blessed Life' ![]()
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