Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Are you a giver?

Luke 6:38 "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."
Giving is essential to those who serve the Lord. God is the gift that keeps on giving to us everyday. We in return should be givers as well.

-We should give the Lord our time. Quality time means nothing if it rarely occurs. Spend time reading His Word, seeking His will and way in prayer, and take the time to listen for Him to speak to you.

-We should give attention to the minute details of our Christian walk. It's not the one that runs the swiftest or has a brief moment of enlightenment, but the one that endures and pays attention to the details that will make it to the end of their journey still on fire for the Lord.

-We should give Him our devotion and show Him how much we love Him. God is one of the most important individuals you'll ever have the privilege of knowing and we always tell the important people in our lives how much we love them. Why should He be any different?

-We should give Him our praise enthuiastic in our worship of Him. All of God's children worship differently and there's nothing wrong with that. However, there's a question that follows those who never lift their voice of praise unto the Lord.

-We should give Him our word that we will be committed to our relationship with Him. This is not a short ride someone can finish overnight. You have to be in this race for the long haul. It takes a real man or woman of God to make up their mind that I will finish what I have started and be committed to the One that set me free.

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