A young lady emptied her account as offering one Sunday. Her friend thought she was foolish. She said, “I didn’t give God my tithe, I gave Him all I had.” That same month, God opened doors she never imagined. Heaven records sacrifice, not figures.
Friend, God weighs sacrifices. If you would go far with God, you must embrace sacrifice. Sacrifice is a ladder for divine visitation (1 Kings 3:3-5). By one sacrifice, Noah altered the course of his life and the earth (Genesis 8:20-22). Your own season can also shift through sacrifice (2 Kings 3:26-27).
True sacrifice is more than money; it is a spiritual experience. Through sacrifice, Abraham unlocked wealth for himself and for his lineage (Genesis 22:15-18). You cannot walk with God conveniently forever; there comes a time you must move from convenience to sacrifice (2 Samuel 24:24).
A genuine sacrifice must cost you. It must touch you personally and demand something from you. God proved His love for us by sacrifice (John 3:16). Jesus kept giving until He gave Himself as a seed (John 12:24). Like someone said, “Any gospel that has not touched your pocket has not truly touched your heart” (Matthew 6:21).
Pharaoh wanted the Israelites to go and worship but leave their cattle behind, yet they insisted on going with all (Exodus 10:24-26). That is how the enemy wants you to serve God with words but not with your resources. But you must declare that all you are and all you have belongs to God (1 Corinthians 4:7, 6:19-20).
God is not asking for equal giving but for equal sacrifice. We have not been blessed equally, so we cannot give equally, but we can all sacrifice equally. Before God, a man who gives his all of N20,000 has given more than one who gives N50,000 out of N500,000. God is not mocked; He sees beyond the amount to the sacrifice behind it (Luke 21:1-4).
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria
