" A tithe of everything from the land... Belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord" (Leviticus 27:30).
Our understanding must change until we see that the tithe already belongs to the Lord.
When we return it to him, we are not giving!
In fact, if it already belongs to him, when we use the tithe or spend it, we are actually robbing God.
Not only does it belong to him, but also, it is" holy to the Lord."
The tithe is holy money, set aside unto is holy use.
When Achan stole from Jericho something that had been set aside unto God, judgment fail upon Achan and his house (Joshua 7:1).
Another aspect of the tithe is that it" belongs to the Lord" as his advance provision.
In Mark 11:3, the little donkey was thereby God's prophetic command (Zechariah 9:9), marked out centuries before as what the king would need in that generation.
A final point regarding the tithe is that God will return our tithes to us with a blessing for our obedience.
Were not the owners of the donkey told," the Lord... Will send it back shortly"?
God is not robbing us of 10%, but is using it as an opportunity to bless us!
Daily reading
Leviticus 27:14 ,
Numbers 1:54,
Psalm 46:1 – 11,
Proverbs 10:23,
Mark 11:1 – 25
Our understanding must change until we see that the tithe already belongs to the Lord.
When we return it to him, we are not giving!
In fact, if it already belongs to him, when we use the tithe or spend it, we are actually robbing God.
Not only does it belong to him, but also, it is" holy to the Lord."
The tithe is holy money, set aside unto is holy use.
When Achan stole from Jericho something that had been set aside unto God, judgment fail upon Achan and his house (Joshua 7:1).
Another aspect of the tithe is that it" belongs to the Lord" as his advance provision.
In Mark 11:3, the little donkey was thereby God's prophetic command (Zechariah 9:9), marked out centuries before as what the king would need in that generation.
A final point regarding the tithe is that God will return our tithes to us with a blessing for our obedience.
Were not the owners of the donkey told," the Lord... Will send it back shortly"?
God is not robbing us of 10%, but is using it as an opportunity to bless us!
Daily reading
Leviticus 27:14 ,
Numbers 1:54,
Psalm 46:1 – 11,
Proverbs 10:23,
Mark 11:1 – 25