When one has Jesus, The Word, they have it all. So what could they be asking for? He's given it ALL for
It is Finished. They don't need any more than Jesus, The Word and that brings faith to believe. "For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little" Is 28:10
that once they have that, THEN they'll give to the poor and share what they have, etc.
Perhaps they are missing what you sow you reap. Sowing comes first. And The Word has to be sown till it grows deep roots that the elements (right soil, water and sun) supplies. Daily reading of the Word and believing by FAITH what one is reading.
The man looking for a tomato when he never watered the seed he has sown and wondered what happened. And some are watering but have no faith because they have to see it first to believe it and keep digging it to up see what's going on and it's never allowed to get roots. 'Just believe' isn't for wimps!
God gets the glory in us becoming overcomers.
AMEN!!
2 Corinthians 8:1-7 1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, 4 begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints— 5 and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us. 6 Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace. 7 But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also. These days, they'd be chastised for their lack of faith in not claiming the prosperity that is theirs in Christ and be lectured that they're poor because the devourer has come because they're not tithing properly. All they'd have to do is tithe and their problems would be over.