Thursday, January 1, 2009

I am not preoccupied with tithing and giving!!

I challenged every member of Grace Fellowship to tithe, "give the full 10%", this year. Since before Thanksgiving I have been reminding and encouraging the church to give according to the Biblical ideal. 
Some people might say that I'm preoccupied with the giving of our members. Wrong. I'm preoccupied with the blessing of our members.
The promise, folks. Focus on the promise. "If you tithe, give the full 10%, I will pour out a blessing that you will not have enough room to receive it." That's it! It's the blessing I want FOR my people, not money FROM my people. It's the blessing!! Get it? The blessing!!
So give the full 10% as a starting place of stewardship and test God's honesty. God wants to bless you more than He wants your dough. Trust Him.

2 comments:

Barnard said...

With the economy withering and our buisness being slow we are having a hard time making ends meet. We still give our tithes of 10% and then some. GOD always blesses us and we manage to get by with the faith in God! We too are not proccupied with tithing. It is an obiedience to God! Therefore, we command you for the article.

Barnard said...

Correction - in the January 2, 2009comment regarding thithing - commend not command! God Speed!