Today, i realised something simple, small yet profoundly important.
We can talk about God, the attributes of God, His Character...everything
Yet at the end of the day, we can still miss His heart & the intent of the Message.I saw this pretty clearly, & it's funny how we can say...
"Let the scriptures speak...",
and yet, totally miss the point when it does.
So yes, let me state this clearly and directly,
Tithes, offerings, etc...those things mentioned today
Those are clear biblical teachings, & to follow them, honours God.
But let me point this out,
if we give the 10% of gross income (tithe) + wadever offerings etc,
we're fulfilling the letter of the Law perfectly...
Yet...fulfilling the Law is wholly incomplete,
we miss the point of the new covenant,
and that is...
When God gave, He gave His BEST, His ALL, JESUS...
He did not hold back or just give 10% of himself,
His GIFT to us was a wholehearted, COMPLETE gift...
And that was the kind of generosity & Love shown to us
Let us not forget that God gave it ALL for us,
we are now His stewards of ALL the gifts that we have,
giving 10% shouldn't pain us one bit...
because we ought to know WHO owns it all & gifts it to us
Our response shouldn't be a stingy, penny pinching calculation, or a 10% thing,
we ought to be asking it the other way round...
If God counted us worthy, valuable & treasured enough to give us HIS BEST,
how can my response to Him be anything less than a humble response to His Love & generosity?
