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Giving is one of the central themes in the Bible. Jesus talked more about this subject than heaven, hell or prayer. To understand what it means to be a Christ-follower, we must also understand what it means to be a giver.

First Things First
It is critically important to understand that the money we have is not our own. It is God’s money, and he has entrusted it to us to manage. A good money manager will responsibly do four things with the money God has given him: worship God (Lev 27:30), meet our own needs (Phil 4:19), meet the needs of others (Acts 2:45), and yes, have a little fun (1 Tim 6:17). Interestingly, two of the four areas of money management involve giving: worshiping God and meeting the needs of others. Through the tithe, we do both.

The word tithe means tenth and refers to the first ten percent of all our income. The Bible tells us that the tithe belongs to God, is to be immediately set aside for Him (Lev 27:30), and is to be brought to the storehouse (Mal 3:10). Today, that storehouse is the local church, and God wants our tithes to go to the local church for the same reason He wanted them to go to the temple’s storehouse, “that there may be food in my house”. The church’s job is to meet the needs of people. You can think of the local church as being a hospital for spiritually sick people where Jesus Christ is the doctor. But just as a hospital cannot heal the physically sick without funds, the church cannot heal the spiritually sick without funds. When we tithe, we give to others through the church.
 
Worship is anything we do whose purpose is to praise and glorify God. We worship God with our mouths when we pray, tell others of His love, or sing to Him. We worship God with our bodies by eating right, bowing in prayer, or even dancing. We worship God with our money when we tithe. By giving God the first ten percent of our income, we are showing Him that He is more important than the cable company, the mortgage company…even the IRS. We are saying that we believe him when he promises to provide for us (Gen 22:14) and that he will bless our lives through our giving (Mal 3:10, Pro 3:9-10). As faithful Christians, tithing should be as natural as bowing our heads during prayer.

Know Giving, Know Life
Have you ever wondered why God would have us give our stuff away? Greed and materialism run rampant in today’s culture as they have in just about any culture across the globe and throughout history. God hates greed and materialism because they rob us of the abundant life He wants us to have. Hording money will not buy us freedom in life - it actually buys us slavery to possessions. Generosity is the only way to experience life as God intended us to.

The Treasure Test
Do you remember when Satan dared Jesus to jump from the roof of the temple, forcing God to save him? (Matt 4:6-7) Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 6:16 when he replied, “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.” It is not holy to test God; it is sinful and faithless. However, and this is a big however, there is one and only one place in the Bible that God invites us to test him.

God knew that we would find ourselves in impossible financial situations. He knew that when he asked us to give the first ten percent of all our income we would reply, “I can’t afford to give that much money, let alone pay you before the mortgage company.” Well, the truth is that God not only promises to provide for us, but he takes it a step further by promising that he will flood our lives with all kinds of blessings, including financial blessings. All we have to do is trust him enough to take action.

Not convinced? Check out this passage from Proverbs: 

As surely as a penny falls to the ground because of the Law of Gravity, giving will bless our lives spiritually and financially because of God’s Law of Giving. 

God has called the Church to spread the good news of Jesus Christ, thus affecting the eternity of millions of people. The Church simply cannot do this without money, and God has decided that the Church is to be funded by those who follow Christ. We get so concerned about ourselves that we forget the consequences of not giving. Who knows how many people are suffering through this life or will spend eternity apart from God because of our disobedience? Who knows how many blessings - financially and spiritually, now and in eternity - we are missing out on when we fail to give? We need not fear running out of money, because God has promised to provide for our needs, even to provide more than we need. Don’t feel guilty, and certainly don’t give out of guilt. Be generous, and give because you love God, you love people, and you believe God will keep his promises.