I Tithe
I am a Tither. That means that I give the first 10% of the increase which comes into my hand to my church. When you link to this page, you are declaring that you Tithe.
Beyond my Tithe, I also give offerings. Offerings are gifts above and beyond the Tithe given to my church and other ministries. Offerings are likened to seeds – when planted, God multiplies offerings back into our lives eventually producing another harvest.
A farmer planting one corn seed in May will harvest nearly 1000 corn seeds by October. We would be surprised if he did not. Malachi 3:10 states that Tithing opens the windows of Heaven. Then my Offering gives God something to multiply back to me.
Like a farmer, if much seed is sown his harvest is large. If little seed is sown his harvest is small. If no seed is sown, there is no harvest whatsoever. But that decision is left to the farmer. He is the one who determines how large his harvest will be.
God has created a 3-step process which enables Him to give to His obedient sons and daughters in an extravagant way. Giving is what He likes to do. It brings Him pleasure.
Step #1: Bring the tithe (10% of your increase) to the temple (your church) storehouse that there may be provision in God’s house (not your house) to accomplish His will in the Earth.
Step #2: God then pours out increase in a multiplied fashion according to the measure that His sons and daughters have chosen to give additional offerings above and beyond the tithe into His Kingdom work.
Step #3: Repeat Step #1.
When we fail to tithe, God declares that we have robbed Him. Now, God doesn’t need my money to make ends meet in Heaven – His lifestyle will not suffer if I don’t tithe.
No, I would rob Him by denying Him permission to multiply back to me whatever I have willingly chosen to give to Him. I rob Him of the opportunity to become everything He could ever want to be in my life.
As Paul said, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the Increase. All growth and increase comes from God. And God’s pattern is to multiply whatever is planted into good soil into an abundant harvest given time.
Plant nothing. Harvest nothing. Plant abundantly. Harvest abundantly exactly what you planted. Farmers don’t plant corn expecting to harvest soy beans.
Would you accuse a farmer of being selfish because he planted a lot of seed? Wouldn’t you consider him stupid if he planted just a few seeds per acre?
But, Step #1 must be performed by man before God can or will perform Step #2. It is just the way He decided to do things. We can comply and be blessed to be a blessing to others, or refuse to participate in the family abundance plan – declaring “Father doesn’t know best”.
If you are a Tither, let others know by placing our colorful logo on your web site and telling your story to encourage others by adding your comment.
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