Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Principles

attracted to the giver and extends His favor. Gifts open doors to blessings, opportunities, and prosperity: A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great (Proverbs 18:16). Those who know the protocol of giving gain access to the throne room, while those who do not, remain standing outside the gate. Giving from a generous heart with no thought or expectation of return particularly attracts the King’s favor because that is the atti tude closest to His own. And He rewards that kind of spirit: Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward (Matthew 10:41-42). To “receive” a prophet or a righteous man means to care for and supply that person with no expectation of repayment. Giving with no ulterior motive and with no strings attached—that is the kind of giving that attracts the favor of the King. 6. Giving to a king acknowledges his ownership of every thing. Remember, kings are also lords; they own every thing in their domain. So giving to a king is simply returning to him what is already his. That’s why in the Kingdom of Heaven we are always stewards and never owners. This truth is embodied in the Bible in the principles of the first fruits and the tithe. Every harvest the Jews were required to bring the “firstfruits” of the harvest and offer them to the Lord. The same was to be done with all the firstborn of the animals: sheep, goats,

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