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WHY SHOULD I TITHE
Stewardship
Tithing and Giving guarantees your Harvest, rebukes the devourer (anything that will attempt to destroy or
come against your seed) and will not let the pests destroy the fruits of your ground. Neither will your vine
cast her fruit before the time which guarantees that all your needs will be met.
DO THESE QUESTIONS COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOWING
1.Where is my money going?
2.Why should I tithe, tithing was under the Old Testament
3.Is it okay to spend my tithe? The Lord will understand I have bills due.
4.Can I afford to tithe?
THE POWER OF TRUST “DEVELOPING OUR TRUSTWORTHINESS"
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with
very little will also be dishonest with much" (Luke 16:10 NIV).
"The earth is the Lord's, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it." Psalms 24:1
Steward is defined by Webster’s dictionary as “One to whose care is committed to the management of a
household; one who acts as a supervisor of finances a property for another.” As a servant of God we are
aware that we are not our own, 1 Corinthians 6:19 and, that God is using us to take care of that which is
his
Namely, Our Time, Talent and Treasure. Biblical stewardship stems from the understanding that God is
the owner of all that we have, and we are managers of God's resources. He has chosen to give us things
to use for His glory and it also brings an awareness that biblical stewardship also focuses on the
ownership of God and our obedience to Him.
1. God owns it all (1 Chr. 29:14). God has provided us with all of our time, wealth, possessions, and
resources. God owns everything. The uses of these resources are His gifts to us, which God will use to
accomplish wonderful things for His kingdom. The resources we possess are assets to be invested in the
Kingdom.
2. We are to manage God's resources (1 Peter 4:10). Since God owns everything, Christians are called to
be managers or stewards of all that God entrusts to them, to honor and glorify Him.
3. Our giving is to God (Rom. 12:1, Phil. 4:17). Giving then, is a worshipful, obedient act of returning to God
from what He has provided. Your giving should be directed to God and His work, not to an organization.
Therefore, giving is a spiritual decision.
“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”
2 Corinthians 9:6
“Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a
cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:10
One thing that we appreciate about God is that He never wrestles with Man’s will and the truth is that God
doesn’t need our money, he knows that our orientation toward money reflects our obedience and He
trust that we will give back to Him in generous measures, further realizing the reckless nature of God who
gives the free gift of salvation by grace to all who will receive it.
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