It's Sunday - does your money go to church?

The practice of ‘tithing’ is the Scriptural giving of the “tithe” to the Lord and His work.  A “tithe” is 10% of a faithful “tither’s” wages and profits that are being given in faith toward God, who meets their needs and enables them to be able to give in this way.  When a member tithes to God, the financial obligations of HIs Church are met.  How else can the utilities be paid?  The insurances be paid?  The mortgage be paid?  The staff be paid?  The ongoing ministries of God's House be paid?

 Listed below are some Biblical reasons for tithing:

The Lord Jesus Christ said that tithing was something that “ought to” be done; providing that justice and mercy and faith are also being practiced by the one giving.     MATTHEW   23:23     LUKE 11:42

 Those who are faithful in tithing do experience the blessings of God as promised in MAL. 3:10-12.

Abraham our father, ROMANS 4:1-3; who was justified by faith just as we are, GALATIANS 3:6-18; and who did not live under the Law of the Old Testament; gave a tithe to a priest and king named Melchizadek, HEBREWS 7:1-4; who is said to be “like” the Son of God: being priest of the Most High God, king of righteousness and king of peace, and “having neither beginning of days nor end of life.” 

 HEBREWS 7 goes on to say that Abraham’s descendants paid tithes to Melchizadek through him, while “still in his loins”.  Therefore since Melchizadek bore close resemblance to Jesus Christ in title, position, genealogy, and blessing; one can easily see that through Abraham his descendants were tithing to one like the Son of God. HEBREWS 7:5-10                                     

 

“Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.”

HEBREWS 7:8

 

Being justified by faith like Abraham our father, and being committed to Jesus

who was strongly symbolized by Melchizadek,

who received tithes; it might properly be understood why Jesus said that tithing was something that ought to be done, providing there is also justice, mercy, and faith.

 

 

THE TEST

Why not give to God 10% of your earnings

and profits for a season?  You will be surprised at what He will do, providing that you also are practicing justice, mercy, and faith.

 

“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of Hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.”                                          MALACHI 3:10

*** This is written and published by my brother Pastor Alan Latta in his church - The Generations Church in Granbury Texas.