Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Corinthians 9:7-8

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Corinthians 9:7-8

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"

I always thought that in addition to keeping the commandments there was a connection between having sufficient for your needs and paying tithes and offerings with a true heart. Now I find a scripture showing that it is. When you have sufficient for your needs your soul is satisfied with what you have. Windows are opened to acquire what is needful. That is far better than having all the money in the world, for a soul that is not satisfied will never be satisfied no matter how much material wealth or items they acquire.

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Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Chronicles 31:5-6

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Chronicles 31:5-6

"And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps."

As Hezekiah is returning Judah and the children of Israel to worshipping the Lord he restores the temple and the paying of tithes. I realized that while they were in a state of apostasy there was no paying of tithes. The same thing happens today. As people feel they don't need to pay tithes, or think they can donate better than the church, they slowly fall away and into a state of apostasy. No wonder being a full tithe payer is part of what is required in order to enter the house of the Lord.

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