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Brandon Bracey's Seed Devotions!
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| Aug 22, 2008 10:56 am |
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Info On Why Tithing Is Important. |
Brandon Bracey
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The Old Testament and the New Testament are BOTH for us today.
Jesus came to FULFILL not do away with THE LAW.
Malachi 3:8 asks the question "Will a man rob God? Yet ye have
robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and
offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even
this whole nation."
Malachi 3:10 - "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse that
there may be meat in mine house and prove me now herewith saith the
Lord of hosts if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour
you out a blessing that there shall not be a room enough to receive
it".
Here we see the promise that if we tithe we will be blessed.
Hubby always preached, "THE TITHE IS THE LORD'S", and when you give
to a church you are giving to God.
What is the tithe? It is the "gateway for the believer into the
covenant of blessings." In the Hebrew "maaser" or "maasrah," is
translated tenth, or tenth part, and in Greek "apodekatoo" and in
both, it means a payment or giving or receiving of the tenth.
The tithe is that tenth of our income that we give to God, which
enables Him to move on our behalf in the area of blessings. The
Bible records numerous accounts of man tithing to God. God is the
creator of everything that exists. He owns everything and we are
simply stewards of what we have been entrusted with. The tithe
principle is this; "He gives unto us, we give back to Him one-tenth
of all that He has blessed us with."
Abraham tithed unto Melchizedek, Isaac tithed, His son Jacob and
many others also even before the law was given. Many Christians do
not tithe because they have been taught that they are not under the
law, but under grace. While this is a true statement, God did not
institute the tithe to bring us under the law, but to get blessings
to His children. Abraham tithed before the law, and God blessed him
supernaturally. We're under grace that we might establish the law;
not turn from it. Jesus said that He didn't come to do away with the
law, but to fulfill it. Because He fulfilled it, we are to establish
it. His Words are forever settled in heaven, therefore we establish
His Words upon the earth.
Matthew 5:17-19: "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or
the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I
say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle
shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever
therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall
teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:
but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called
great in the kingdom of heaven."
Tithing According to the Law as Given by Moses
Leviticus 27:30 "And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed
of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy
unto the LORD."
This scripture states that all the tithe, whether it be seed of the
land, fruit of the tree, or one tenth of all that you earn, is holy
unto the Lord. Deuteronomy 14:22-29 states that one-tenth of all
that comes into your possession, belongs to God. This was God's plan
to instruct His people as to the way of blessings that He had for
them. God is a multiplier by nature, and He could not multiply that
which was not entrusted to Him. When the children of Israel were
obedient to give back to God that which was His, increase was
guaranteed. Scripture states, It's better to be obedient than to
sacrifice. When the children of Israel were obedient, blessings
came; when they were disobedient, they had to sacrifice. Many
Christians today are wanting God to honor the covenant that He has
with His children, but disobedient children cannot receive the same
reward as the obedient.
1 Samuel 15:22: "And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in
burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the
fat of rams."
The strongest chain is only as strong as its weakest link. When we
fail to tithe, we become that weak link. Statistics show that
approximately 20% of Christians tithe. That means, 80% of
Christendom is not in covenant with their God, but are like beggars
and thieves looking for handouts and what they can steal from Him.
Now we used to TIP a waitress 10%. Then it went up to 15%. Some tip
20@ and even more. Yet we find it hard to give God the 10% He
requires.
We should give more than we are asked to give and see God open up
the windows of the heaven.
My 2 cents worth..........
(forgive the lateness, but I was ill).
Terry Q. (moderator
Not My Will, But God's Will
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