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Post by LDM on Sept 15, 2010 8:36:12 GMT -5
I chuckled as I listened to Keith Green's response to giving his first tithe check. Yet, as I did so, it revealed to me how that reaction is so indicative of why we are no longer under a tithe.
Just as with money, people often think that they can just give a percentage of themselves to God and He will accept it. The precise reason why God will not accept it is why we are no longer under the tithe.
God requires our whole lives...everything we are, everything we have, everything we hope to be. If we are His then everything about us is His.
In the New Testament, God requires not 10%, but 100%. We should be seeking Him and His will for all that we do. As Keith sings in the song, God is not interested in our money, but our lives.
This is also why a true preacher of righteousness will never have to preach about you giving money. Just preach people to Christ and He will guide them on what to do. The reason people don't give as they should is because their hearts are not right before God. Once their hearts are right with God, the resources available to them will be used by God through them to fuel His work because they have given all to Him for His use.
Anyway, I hope that you give ear to these words and really meditate on what it means to obey. May our lives be ones of obedience primarily and not merely sacrifice.
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Post by newstartnow on Sept 15, 2010 9:47:15 GMT -5
Powerful words in that song!
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