[FamilyofGod] Tithing
Read Malachi 3:6-12 Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty. -Proverbs 3:910 (NRSV) FOR years I struggled with the concept of tithing. I didn't mind putting a little in the offering plate each Sunday, but 10 percent? I dreamed up lots of reasons why I couldn't tithe, yet I had no trouble spending the same amount at the mall. Then I met Anne, a single woman who not only tithed but saved every extra dollar for missions. Anne had a joy and a confidence in God that I envied. She didn't have a high-paying job, yet she lived in style and within her means. One day, I asked for her secret. "I follow God's plan and trust him," she confided. She went on to explain that tithing isn't an obligation but a privilege and a way of showing that we honor God. "God has never let me down, even during the hardest of times," Anne said. God challenged me through Anne. "Test me in this," God seemed to say. So I took God up on it and have never looked back. God has faithfully kept the assurances given in the Bible, and blessings flow out to me day by day. Because God is faithful and generous, I always have enough. |
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