Di Gift Wey Mouth No Fit Describe

Words dey finish for Paul mouth. E don write about money, harvest, seed and prayers of thank you. Then e just stop and talk say: thanks be to God for im gift. Gift wey big so tey no word fit describe am.

Corinth na rich port city for Greece wey busy well well, full of traders and sailors. Paul start one church there. But far away for Jerusalem, plenty of di first believers dey poor, and hard times don make di matter worse. So for many years, Paul dey arrange one collection among di churches wey no be Jews, to send help give di believers for Jerusalem. Di churches of Macedonia, even though dem self dey very poor, beg make dem allow dem give, and dem give pass wetin anybody expect. Now Paul dey write to di Corinthians. One year ago, una dey eager to give, e talk. Abeg, finish wetin una start.

But Paul no force dem. E no command dem. Instead, e remind dem of something. Because una know di grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: even though e dey rich, e become poor because of una, so dat through im poverty, una go become rich. Think wetin dat one mean. Di Son of God, wey share di glory of heaven, come down and dem born am for poor family, dem lay am for manger, e grow for village. E leave riches wey you no fit imagine. Why? Because of una, Paul talk, so dat una go become rich for everything wey really matter.

Then Paul use farmer picture. Anybody wey plant small seed go harvest small. Anybody wey plant plenty go harvest plenty. So make every person give as e don decide for im heart, no be with vex, no be because dem force am. Because God love person wey dey give with happy heart. And God fit make every kind of grace overflow for una, so dat una go always get enough, and plenty go remain for every good work. God dey give seed to di person wey dey plant, and bread for food. E go supply and multiply una seed, and make harvest of goodness grow.

And here na di thing wey Paul love pass. When di gift reach Jerusalem, e no go only meet di needs of God people. E go overflow with plenty thanksgiving to God. Di poor believers go thank God for di Corinthians, dem go pray for dem, and dem go dey long to see dem. Strangers go become family. Gifts go become prayers. And as Paul dey think about all dis, giving and grace and thanksgiving wey dey flow together, e remember where everything start, and e shout: thanks be to God for im gift wey mouth no fit describe. Di gift wey too big for words na Jesus imself.

Di book of Acts talk about one big famine for di time of emperor Claudius, when di believers for Antioch send help go Judea. Di Jewish historian Josephus describe one serious famine for Judea for di same years, and e tell how Queen Helena of Adiabene, wey turn to di Jewish faith, buy grain from Egypt and figs from Cyprus to feed di hungry people for Jerusalem.

Di Gift Wey Mouth No Fit Describe. You go find am for Second Corinthians chapter eight, verse nine, and chapter nine, verse six to fifteen. For Christmas we dey give gifts, and Paul remind us why: because God give first. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. Who you fit give with happy heart dis Christmas, person wey no fit give you anything back?