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Tithing - The Key To True ProsperityBy Rev. Robin DuMolin
If you were handed the key to prosperity would you accept it? Your reply is probably, "Well of course I would!" Yet for most people they throw this key away, deny that it is there, or just don't see it. I am talking about tithing. You may be thinking, "Tithing, the key to prosperity? But tithing is just giving your money away to a church. What does that have to do with prosperity?" Read on. Let's start with the mechanics. To initiate the spiritual law of tithing you must do what is called first fruits.
This passage refers to the Feast of the First Fruits, a festival typical of resurrection - first of Christ, then of those who are His at His coming. First fruits is a very methodical process. You take an assessment of all your material possessions. This includes money, stocks, vehicles, jewelry and household items. Then you give a fair estimate of the value of each item and tally it all up. At this point you may be amazed at how much you already have in your life to be grateful for. After this tally, you first fruit (give) 10% to 30% of it to the person or place that has educated you about tithing. And now, behold, I have brought the first fruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God. - Deu. 26:10 So, it is not simply following the mechanics that is involved in performing first fruits, but practicing it with the heart and attitude of the above passage. Now you have cleared the way to tithe. Without the offering of first fruits, all intended tithes are not tithes but are considered goodwill offerings. You tithe a minimum of 10% or a maximum of 30% of all you earn and receive on a monetary basis. This would include your salary and gifts of money. A most common question asked is, "What amount of my salary do I tithe on, the gross or net?" The answer is, you tithe on your gross income. And all the tithes of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD. - Lev. 27:30. First, let's talk about ownership. Everything you tithe goes to the Lord. It doesn't matter that a particular church seems to be the intermediary. Tithes go to God and are for God. Since God is said to be the all of everything, then everything you receive is of Him or from Him. You may believe that it is your employer who provided you with that paycheck, but it is really from the Supreme Being channeling it through your employer. Then you may ask, "If God is the all of everything, why does He need my tithe money?" He doesn't need your money, but you need to give it! You need to recognize He is the source of all your supply and that you are not alone in all you do. The Supreme Being wants you to be prosperous as He is prosperous. Tithing is saying hello to the Supreme Being within. You are not the one who is tithing, by the way, it is the Supreme Being tithing to Himself using your hands. Again, tithing is just not going through the mechanics of giving 10% to 30 % to the church. Tithing is giving with the same attitude and mindset of the Supreme Being. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. - Mat. 23:23. Again, tithing is not just following the mechanics, but is following both the letter and spirit of this law. The above passage touches on the spirit of the law of tithing. Tithing will increase your faith in your connection to the Supreme Being, but first you must have faith in tithing. Demonstrating faith is exercising a spiritual muscle. Only you can get it in shape through your attitude. One of the most oft quoted verses about tithing is taken from Malachi: Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in mine house, and test me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out for you a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. - Mal. 3:10 Notice the words that are emphasized. The emphasis and the whole message of the words reveals very clearly that the Supreme Being wants to work with you and prosper you. This is the only place in the bible where God asks to be tested. Tithing is a spiritual law. It is as valid today as it was two thousand years ago and just as effective. You'll know when you have the right attitude when money comes in and your first thought is not, "Look how much money I have," but instead, "Look how much I have to tithe with!" I have reaped many benefits from tithing. The benefits have not only been on a financial level, but also increased awareness on the mental level. You don't just have to take my word for it. There are countless testimonies in many books, such as Catherine Ponder's series of books called, "The Millionaires of the Bible." Enjoy the road to prosperity through tithing. While writing this article and focusing
my attention on tithing I just received a tremendous financial increase from a totally
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"Speak
unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When you are come into the land which
I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf
of the first fruits of your harvest unto the priest." - Lev. 23:10
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