MoneyWalk 96: This Is Interesting

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

It’s interesting that most people give away far more money in interest and fees to financial institutions than they do to honor God. It's also interesting that people on average give less than 2% of their income to the church and promote the argument that God doesn't require anyone to tithe as their basis for giving whatever their will decides to give or feels they can afford to give.

It's interesting that the employer or customers you get income from couldn't give it to you, helping you derive income and accumulate wealth, without God having long ago created the world with all the natural resources and human gifting / skill necessary for you to make products and provide services that they are willing to purchase with the income and assets He provided them.

It's interesting that He’s the One who loves you and allows you to obtain 100% of your income and all of the money you will ever receive. Giving Him a tithe and having 90% left over is a great help to your financial plan and family well being, because He’s promised to give more to manage to each good steward who abundantly gives through His church to spread the gospel.

The Old Testament and The New Testament clearly show that tithing is a faith principle that blesses those who do not shut their mind and hands to it. It is a practice that helps improve our spiritual and natural well-being so that we can show ourselves that we love God more than anything on this earth including the money that He provides. It also helps us discipline ourselves to live within our means and organize our stewardship of the resources God provides so that we can build the structure of our lives and ministry in the marketplace according to His principles and not the rudiments of the world.

As the old saying goes, when your outgo exceeds your income, your upkeep will be your downfall. Many people do not realize how much the failure to display the principle of tithing has led to their failure to properly discipline themselves financially. This has led to dishonoring the Maker /Giver of all things good and the financial troubles that many experience.

Alas, many oppose this insight because they cannot see an earthly link between the two, many oppose it because they say they cannot afford to tithe, and many claim that they oppose it because they do not interpret scripture to show that it is something God calls His people to do in New Testament times, many oppose it because they believe it is works based and therefore not to be regarded in this dispensation of grace, and many oppose it because they see some people on earth have great resources at their disposal even though they have never tithed.

What they fail to see is that no man will force them to tithe, but it would be a great blessing to them and their families if they do it by faith as the Holy Spirit leads believers to do. For it is better to be in the will of God, helping to spread His kingdom, and being a part of bringing other people into it, than to have the resources of any other man (no matter how rich) at your disposal.

What man would say that the following would be works that by grace he should not believe in, commit to, and do?

1) Saying the Lord’s name only in ways that will honor and respect it.
2) Worshipping the Lord only and not worship idols in any respect.
3) Honoring a Sabbath and keeping it holy.
4) Honoring his spouse and everyone else by not commit adultery.
5) Honoring his father and mother.
6) Speaking only truth and not witnessing falsely against another person.
7) Being content with what the Lord provides him and not coveting the resources in the care of other people.
8) Working with his hands to provide that which is good instead of stealing.

Even though these are instructions given in the Old Testament law, they emanate from the command to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself, which can only be done by faith in God while knowing that the above things are pleasing or displeasing to Him. In like manner tithing is done by faith knowing what pleases God, with a desire to be obedient to His will. Thus, it is not works based but faith based before the law was given to Moses and spoken to the people of Israel and even today faith without good works is dead.

Unfortunately, many people have more faith in the worldly way of doing things, impressing people, and fulfilling their own desires than they do in truly pleasing God and following His instruction. Many complain and blame God for their tight financial situation although He is not the one who bought houses, cars, clothing, boats, campers, and other products and services that are too expensive for their current income. It's interesting that, if only they would honor God with the tithe and wait on His timing, He would give them the real desire of their heart without the financial turmoil and hardships that accompany indebtedness and poor stewardship.

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Psalm 24:1, 37:4, Proverbs 22:7, Luke 12:20-21, 1Corinthians 10:26, Hebrews 7:8

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