... things to you that you have never considered about being generous and that you are following His leading. Matthew 13:44 (NKJV) "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Maybe (hopefully) you are asking “How much is God asking me to give beyond my ten percent (tithe). Truthfully, only God can answer that question. That means we need to ask Him. Obedience should never be a burden to us. 1 John 5:3 (NIV) “This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome.”
1. Where Our Giving Should Start. Giving should always start with your local Bible believing Christ centered church, the spiritual community to which you are accountable. Malachi 3:10 (NIV) “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”
2. Your Giving Commitment – A Review
A. I affirm God’s full ownership of me and everything I own. Psalm 24:1 (NIV) 1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
B. I will set aside the first fruits—starting with at least 10 percent of all I receive. I will be treating it as belonging exclusively to the Lord. I do this in obedience to the Him, desiring His blessings. By faith I take God up on His challenge to test Him in in this.
C. Out of the remaining treasure God entrust to me, I will prayerfully seek to make generous freewill gifts. I recognize and understand God has entrusted wealth to me so that I can be “generous on every occasion.”
D. I ask God to teach me to give sacrificially to His purposes. This includes helping the poor in my community and around the world. This also includes reaching the lost here in America. Missions. It is recognizing God’s greatest gift. 2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV) 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
E. Knowing, I cannot take earthly treasures with me, I determine to store up treasure in Heaven. Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth…But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven…For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
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