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Saint Benedict writes that, “He who serves well secures a good standing for himself.” This means that those who care for the poor, needy and sick will be rewarded for their charitable efforts on earth in the afterlife. All the material possessions and wealth that humans accumulate during their lives mean nothing to God. In God’s eyes, it is more important for one to seek the enrichment of his soul than the enrichment of his pocket. The good deeds and service that people provide the lesser of society is what will truly help in one’s search for the grace of God.

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Psalm 119:62 demonstrates being obedient and glorifying God for His laws. According to the Bible, “At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws” (Psalm 119:62). The psalmist explains he will give God gratitude because the psalmist understands that he will be saved only by the grace of God. Similarly, we should give God gratitude, not because we obey God, but because we will receive deliverance from God. Therefore, we should give God gratitude to demonstrate our appreciation for Him.

Attitude over Amount The American Christian Church over the years, as a whole, has somewhere along the way forgotten the purpose for giving and tithing. Lots of American Christians seem to be so focused on giving the ten percent to the church, no more no less. The principle of giving ten percent of your income came from Old Testament characters in the Bible and God’s commands to them. However, Jesus came and addressed giving and tithing more than just a handful of times. Whenever He would talk about giving, He would not focus on the amount that you give, but the heart behind what you are giving. We so often hear the phrase, “cheerful giver” and totally look over what exactly that means because in church we hear it so often but, how would

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV). Thankfulness is, I think, a rather lovely word, pleasant to pronounce. I mean who could say anything bad about a word like thankfulness? Imagine you’re a metal detector, but instead of finding coins you find positives. At work you always have the most encouraging connections, hold the most positive conversations, a clear reflection of the thankfulness in your life. It is how the soul prospers having knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. Gratitude helps you orient you again and again, toward the blessings

God has brought us salvation. But too often we are subdued in our praise to God. We like to keep it on the inside. At a conference at a Presbyterian church in Omaha many years ago, people were given helium filled balloons and told to release them at a point in the service when they felt like expressing their praise to God. All through the service balloons ascended, but when it was over 1/3 of the balloons were unreleased. During worship, there should be numerous times when we are filled in our hearts with so much praise that we cannot contain it. I am going to tell you something that I think is great about worship. It is ok to clap during worship. It is ok say Amen. It is ok to shout out halleluiah during worship. It is ok to shout out Praise be to God, Jesus. When the spirit hits you just right it is ok to raise your hand (s) in the air to praise Jesus! The psalmist writes, “Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the earth and all living things join in. Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy before the Lord.” If the sea, rivers, and hills can do all of that to show their praise for God, then so can we. Are you joyful that you serve a God that is always faithful? If you are, somebody say Praise be to God! Are you joyful for all of God’s wonderful deeds?

I have not always faithfully tithed, but after my research into the OT and the Bible’s opinion on tithing, I believe that I need to be more steady with my giving in the future. Another influence my view of money has had on my life, is that I have always sent money to help support a family of missionaries in Cambodia. This family spends their time serving people and proclaiming the gospel, and I believe that supporting their cause monetarily is something I can do to serve my part in helping the people they

Stewardship is an extremely important component of all lives. One important part of stewardship is being grateful of the gifts we receive from God. Everything in our lives are gifts from God, whether we realize it or not. There are many people in the world who do not have the same luxuries that we do. For example, in my life, I volunteer at St. Vincent

Money should be viewed as a blessing from God to be used in ways of which He would approve. Why should a child of God voluntarily waste what God has given him? Though in the context of proclaiming the gospel, Paul says stewards must be found faithful, and we are stewards of whatever God gives us (1 Cor. 4:1-2).

The idea of giving a percentage of money to someone has been going on for thousands of years through tithing in the Christian faith. Tithing essentially consists of giving one tenth of all income and property back to the Lord, predominantly through the church, in order to show gratitude and in hopes of receiving the Lord’s blessings. Tithing varies between the Old Testament and the New Testament and pre/post Mosaic Law (Green). Challenging the ethicality of any holy practice can be a daunting task but author Joel B. Green did so and discusses how the giving nature of Christians throughout the Bible justify the act of tithing along with other Christian traditions like Jubilee and Sabbath (Green). These acts of tithing ultimately correlate with

Showing gratitude towards others is a great way to express good character. Being thankful and showing appreciation for those in our lives helps us strengthen our character and show others the good in ourselves. Being grateful is also a way of being humble and allowing others to see that we don’t think we are better than them. Gratitude can sometimes be hard to find, but there are many ways to show how grateful we are. Thank you cards, gift baskets, personal thank you’s, gifts, and small acts of kindness are great ways to show the people in our lives that we

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1Thessalonians5-18).

A. Joshua 6:2 - And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand…

So, if your finances are upset, you need to maybe God wants you to vomit something out here tonight in the spirit. $50.00 check, $5.00 check all right, I’ll receive them both, yes ma’am I’ll receive it, $50.00, I 'll receive it. Now, now, write discovering by revelation that all of the benefits of the kingdom is on the inside of you ready to manifest on the outside of you, that don’t sound too deep, but let me say it again.