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Why We Give

news.gif By Bobby Sebastian in Bible Study
Published: Friday, 15 January 10 - 09:51 AM (GMT -06:00)

This is  from Dr. David Jeremiah and I thought I would pass it along in today's blog.

Why We Give

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 to the LORD.
Leviticus 27:30

 

Recommended Reading
1 Chr. 29:10-17

According to Forbes magazine's March 2009 ranking, Bill Gates, retired co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation, is the world's richest person with a net worth of approximately $40 billion--down from $58 billion in 2008. Suppose you were feeling particularly generous one day and offered Mr. Gates a penny to help with his daily expenses. He might take your penny so as not to offend you, but does he really need it? What is one cent compared to 40 billion dollars?

Comparing America's smallest coin with the world's largest fortune doesn't come close to equaling the disparity between God's wealth and our tithes and offerings. Does the God who owns everything (Job 41:11b; Haggai 2:8) need our money? Of course not. Why, then, do we give? We give a tenth (or more) of everything to the Lord as a reminder that nothing belongs to us--that everything we have comes from Him and belongs to Him. Giving is an obedient act of worship that reveals what we believe about that which we call "ours."

God doesn't need us to give for His sake, but we need to give for ours. Giving is how we remember how much we have been given.

Are you giving God what is right or what is left?
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Like our Skit Justin Randolph 01/18/10



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Title: Like our Skit
Author: Justin Randolph
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:40 PM (GMT -06:00)

Next week in our skit my character, Bill, will say it like this, "Obedience!  Honoring the one who gave you the abilities in the first place.  Check it out!  Both services, January 24!


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