The fear of the law of tithing (Part 8)
Verse of the Day: 2 Corinthians 9: 6 “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously"
The law of sowing and harvesting is a valid principle in the Old and the New Testament as God's principles do not change. The law has not been abolished but it changed the shape (It is no longer carnal but it is spiritual). For example, in the New Testament we no longer speak of the flesh circumcision as a condition for men to have the covenant with God but we talk about the circumcision of the heart. We no longer talk of the Sabbath day for rest but we talk of a spiritual rest (Hebrews 4: 9).
The verse of the day says that in order to reap abundantly we must sow abundantly. I have seen Christians who want to be richly blessed by praying and fasting for weeks or months, but the principle is clear: In order to reap more, we must sow more.
In other words, many Christians want to reap without sowing and it will not work despite their great faith and all the time spent in prayer. Prayer is extremely important to access the promises of God but in addition to prayer, we must respect the principles of God.
God may let us pass throughout a difficult financial situation to shape us or to teach us something, but it's only a passage. If we give correctly, we must reap at God's appointed time.
So, how to give? Remember that in the New Testament we give according to our hearts and Jesus said in Matthew 6: 21 "where your treasure is, there will be your heart." This means that the heart and treasure are attached and cannot be separated. If you give your heart to God, the money should follow automatically and God seeks your heart and not your money.
Unfortunately, there are those who claim to give their hearts to God without giving Him their treasure. You know what God says about those people? "This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me" (Matthew 15: 8).
You may say that this verse talks about a heart which is far from God but remember that where your heart is, there will be your treasure. So if God says that this people honor Him with lips and their heart is far from Him, it is as if He said that they honor Him with lips and their treasure is away from Him; because the heart is attached to the treasury.
The heart you have for the Lord is manifested by what you give. What you give is just the product that comes from the heart. If you think you are spiritual, praying for hours a day, speaking in tongues and constantly reading the bible but you do not give anything for the Lord, I must tell you that you deceive yourself because if you do not manage to give your money to God, it means that God has no room in your heart.
It could be that you are in the process of reading this message and when God sees you praying or singing He says about you: "He / She honors me with lips, but the heart is far from me." If this is the case, it's time to give Him a part of your heart by sowing in His kingdom for the manifestation of His glory because when we give, we manifest His glory through our gratitude.
I know there are a lot of questions about it but in the ninth part, I will talk about how to give according to the principles of God. I have seen Christians who give in disorder to quiet their consciences but if you want your seed and your sacrifice to be productive, you must give according to the principles of God.
Chris Ndikumana
