Day 3 – God is a loving God
Exodus 20:3 “I am the LORD your God: you must not have any other god but me” KJV
Exodus 20:3 “I am the LORD your God: you must not have any other god but me” KJV
God also set rules for creation, and a well-known law of physics is “what goes up must come down.”
Choosing Israel was not merely to create a lineage for the Messiah, but they were chosen to be a nation of priests, prophets, and missionaries to the world from whom we can learn.
You can possess the confidence and insight necessary to handle money in a God-honoring way that’s true to your deepest sense of self and healthy in emotional, spiritual, and relational ways.
Giving encourages a grateful and generous spirit and can help steer us away from the traps of greed and discontent.
So, what is a tenth then? Exactly what the Word says: a tenth of what is produced through your labour.
God filled scripture with truths about finances for a reason.
The lesson learned was: It is not about quantity, but the quality of the heart you give with and trusting God with provision for your livelihood.
To me, the currency of Heaven is summed up in the Fruit of the Spirit, because these represent the return of what we sow into the lives of God’s people.
“For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’” Matthew 25:29-30 NKJV