Satan cannot stop anything the Lord is doing. All he can do is distract God's people. In the days of Moses, there was a work going on, the building of the tabernacle. The Lord commanded the people to bring their offerings, and their hearts were stirred to respond.

I believe there needs to be a new stirring in the hearts of the individual members of the Body of Christ in this crucial hour. Each one of us needs to become willing-hearted and wise-hearted enough to give generously and sacrificially to complete the work which has already been started.

There are millions of lives to be touched and changed. There are millions of people around the globe who still need to hear the Gospel and be saved. There are many who need to receive the healing power of God.

This work of the Lord must go on. We cannot sit back and let the devil talk us out of giving just because there have been misfortunes, problems, sins and scandals in the Christian ministry.

The people of God must have their hearts stirred so they will willingly bring their offerings to the Lord for His service.

In Moses' day, the people brought so much they had to be told to stop, that there was already more than could be used. I wish to God every church in America had this problem! I look forward to the day this sort of thing is a weekly occurrence.

These people weren't giving to Moses; they were giving to the work of the Lord. Your gift is not made to any certain man or woman or local church or television ministry, it is made to God Himself.

If the person or group receiving your gift turns out to be dishonest, unreliable or immoral, that is not your fault, nor should it affect your giving. Just ask the Lord what to do about your gifts and where they should continue to go for the sake of building His kingdom on earth.

Source: How God Supplies Your Every Need by Jerry Savelle
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers