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          I believe in our giving we all could be more improved givers, more generous with our talent, treasure, and time for others and other's  benefit, and the church of Jesus Christ. Are you ministering to God first? Are you familiar with Abraham's giving 10% to Melchizedek who was a type or foreshadowing of Christ Jesus, a priest with no beginning or ending the Bible says in Genesis? Abram paid tithes this way. Melchizedek means king of Righteousness and/or king of Peace (Salem). He had no beginning and no ending, an epiphany in the Old Testament of Jesus Christ in fact He is Hebrews 7:1-ff. Abraham the receiver of the promises worshipped and paid tithes to Melchizadek who blesses him, as scripture says, "the lesser is blessed by the greater."

          We hear in the Book of Malachi, God says, "you have robbed me," and we said, "where Lord?" "in tithes and offerings God says."  There is a qualifier which means the act of robbing God was wrong but then the promise comes for restoration as promises do come with conditions visa vie our choices to be obedient.

          "God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants," it says in Psalms if we put God first as Lord which means Master-King; Ruler, Master, and Reigner over all our decisions and thereby give 10% to our local church in obedience. Delight in Him and He shall give you the desires of your heart Psalm 37:4; God's desire is for you Hebrews 6:16-18.  Jesus is God if you follow the Biblical revelation and the many internal proofs of it within the Bible itself. You can rest assured its throughout the Word of God.

This is God's spiritual principle in Malachi "Prove me now herewith says the Lord, if I will not open to you the windows of heaven and give you a blessing you cannot contain to overtake you and bless you." He only asks us to trust and obey and make Him Lord and obey Him (and there is where we need to do diligence.) Like Abraham found, God becomes provision to us like Gen. 22 Jehovah-Jireh.

          I practice this in my life by principle by asking God squarely for what I want and need and live with the consequences of TRUSTING GOD with the results. (In whatever form Jehovah-Jireh might answer) I give and sow my tithes and offerings into His Kingdom (at His storehouse) and work (at my church, His Vineyard) and to the poor as unto God. I talk to God throughout the day as to what His will is and then do it. He knows my needs. Dialogue with God is important as intelligently dilligently I seek Him and He honors us as we honor His Presence. He is worthy of all Power and all Praise. Specific answers come.

              As we give generously and sow bountifully giving portions to seven or eight and in direct proportion to that generous feeling usefully we reap bountifully as we follow through and give. And it is according as we're able and not according to what we don't have! But none of this is possible "in the Power of the Holy Spirit" unless one becomes born again new birth, born from above! We don't seek rewards but we gratefully serve however for the prvilege of dedication to Him. By relationship we enjoy God forever and this is the natural result See John 3, I Corinthians 15:-1-7; We consider Him who gave resistance to sin to the point of shedding blood and so faint not at well doing and so reap a harvest of bountiful blessings & fruit in accord with repentance Galations 6:9;5:22,23.