列王记上 17:1~24
真正的奉献—谈信心
- 真奉献，就是把上帝放在第一位，并相信他的供应。真奉献不是增加我们的金钱，而是增加我们对上帝的信心。真奉献增加我们相信上帝会供应的信心。
- 说到真奉献，你总是能找到一个历史的记载，一个上帝总是丰富供应的历史记载
- 列王纪上17的故事教导我们认识真奉献：
- 恶王亚哈统治时发生的一次旱灾，以利亚顺服上帝，躲藏在旷野里，上帝让乌鸦来供养他
- 当那条溪水干涸以后，以利亚又顺服上帝“疯狂的指引”：到一个危险的地方找一个贫穷而饥饿的寡妇。
- 以利亚顺服，不是因为他知道这是怎么一回事，而是因为他有上帝供应他的经历。
Real Giving
- Real giving to God puts God first and trusts him to supply. Real giving develops our trust in God not our money. Real giving develops our trust in the God who supplies.
- Elijah obeys. He goes immediately without any question to this wilderness, and he puts himself in a place of depending on God because nobody else is going to provide for him there. God must come through. And God does.
- Before real giving happens, God wins our heart. That’s where it starts.
