Give, give, give—not take, take, take. That’s the
way we must live. In order to give, we have to make
ourselves vulnerable. That’s what Jesus did. He made
Himself vulnerable when He gave Himself for us.
Losing sight of ourselves will cause us to find life.

Remember how Jesus put it? “He that findeth his
life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake
shall find it” (Matthew 10:39). The man who seeks to
keep his life will eventually lose it, but he who gives
up his life for the sake of Jesus and His kingdom will
find it.

The person who gives will find life, dominion,
authority—and honor. When he gives his life, or puts
it at risk, when he makes himself vulnerable obeying
the Word of God, he places himself in a position in
which God can trust him with dominion, authority,
riches, life—and what else? Honor.

Honor Brings Responsibility

But if an individual is dishonorable, he will be
unable to handle the dominion, authority, riches and
honor that come upon him. Instead, he will allow
them to handle him. Soon, he will honor the gifts
rather than the Giver. God will not allow that to go
on for long. It is not part of the covenant, the blood sworn
contract between God and His people.

A minister friend of mine named Tommy Tyson
said it best. He heard a word from the Lord and
described it like this: “Oh, it blessed me. Here came
the miracle I was praying for. But after the miracle
came the responsibility of what to do with the
miracle.

If you have a miracle outpouring of souls
coming into the kingdom of God, you’re going to
be responsible for those little spiritual babies. You’re
going to have to handle that miracle. That’s when
the hard work comes in. You can’t just walk away
and wash your hands of it.”

Kenneth and Gloria Copeland