The Right Way To Obey God. Part [25] 01/19/2025 (Morning thought)

1st Chronicles 29:13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

Just for the record, God does not need a single dime from any person. The Lord has given to us the plan of returning tithes and offerings to help root out the inherently selfish nature in ourselves. He has also given us this plan so that we will not forget to acknowledge Him as the Great Benefactor to the human family. But as far as needing any money or anything from us, God does not.

In fact, the correct perspective to cultivate, as far as anything we have, is that it has been lent unto us by God. That Mercedes you are driving, that brand new BMW and that beautiful Tesla you have parked up in your garage, isn’t really yours; you have borrowed it from Christ, for a while.

Even if you’re finished paying for it, it still isn’t yours because all of the raw materials that went into the production of it, all belongs to God alone, as some across the U.S will soon find out. Not even your own body is yours. Everything and everyone on the earth belongs solely to God.

1st Corinthians 6: 19 What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God and you are not your own? 20 For you are bought with a price: therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

The Right Way To Obey God. Part [24] 01/19/2025 (Evening thought)

Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates

God gives us six days, and He keeps one just one for Himself, which is not really for Himself alone, for the Sabbath was made for man. He reserves 10% of our increase, and He leaves us with 90%. Run that by the IRS, and see what will become of you. He gives us the freedom to return of our own, something the Feds will never ever do. He pours out all of heaven to save us, in the Person of Christ.

And because of the benefits to the human family that were gained on Calvary, everyone on the planet including the godless and the wicked are now beneficiaries of His kindness, even though most folk do not acknowledge His mercies. Therefore, when it comes to returning something to God’s cause, when it comes to returning a faithful tithe, the perspective should be one of great joy and thankfulness for all that He has done and continues to do.

Those who lived during the days of Malachi chapter 3, were apparently obeying God partially with their finances, and because of this, The Lord had to bring the matter to the attention of the prophet, so that His people would change their perspective on giving to God’s cause upon the earth. They were not obeying God the right way with their finances, for some were grumbling and others were mumbling about the benevolence stipulated by The Lord.

Exodus 25:And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart you shall take my offering.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!