Teaching them "It is more blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20:35. Teach new Christians this great truth. You will be doing them a great favor. You cannot make them see it or do it but you give them the truth and God will bless you for doing it.
God gives "it is He who is giving you power to make wealth" Deut. 8:18. All of us know that we could be flat on our backs tomorrow and not earn another dime if it were not for the grace of God. "What do you have that you did not receive" 1 Cor 4:7.
The tithe "is the LORD'S; it is holy to the LORD" Lev. 27:30. One tenth of all our increase belongs to God. What a joy to give Him what is His and then see Him bless us for doing it. We need to teach new Christian's this blessed truth.
Jesus said, "You ought to." "Pay tithe of mint…but these are the things you should have done " Lk. 11:42. Some say tithing is under the law and we don't have to do it today. Not so. "Thou shalt not kill" was given under the law and it is still true to day. So is tithing a wonderful privilege today.
Rob God? "Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, 'How have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. "You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you" Malachi 3:8, 9.
O dear people. what a privilege we have to learn the joy of giving, just as others gave of their tithes and offerings so we heard the gospel and are going to heaven because they did give. Now we have a part in giving to our church and to missions through our church so millions of others go to heaven instead of hell. Doesn't that make sense
Prayer: Father, bless Your child and may they know the joy of giving. In Jesus name
Friday, October 22, 2010
Teach everyone to Give more than receive
Posted by Sumner Wemp at Friday, October 22, 2010