This Month in Faith Is Action

Heart-givers
Luke 6:38: “Give and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you mete withal, it shall be measured you again.”

 

Last month we ministered Tithe & Thrive, and we learned that the measure for tithing is 10% on all our increase. In order for God to bless us financially, we must give Him a measure, and Tithing is Level One— the ground floor of giving—not the ceiling. Tithing isn’t giving—it is returning—giving back to God what is His. God said: “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (Malachi 3:10).

 

When we receive excessive blessings, we are able to give more and move up to Level Two—freewill offerings, which are determined by the heart. Everyone can get in on this principle regardless of social-economic status. Read this sequel to last months message on giving...

 

Sharon's Blog

Secret of the 100 fold blessing

“Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him (Genesis 26:12).

 

Christians get excited when you talk about receiving 100 fold blessings! They understand fold does not refer to percent, but to times. For instance, 10% of $10 is one dollar. But tenfold of $10 is 10 x 10 = $100. Isaac received a 100 fold blessing the same year he sowed his seed. This is truly remarkable, but the principle behind his windfall is not a financial one, but rather a spiritual one, and it reveals why some do not receive the 100 fold return they expect.

Isaac was the sole heir of his father Abraham’s great riches. He also displayed a pattern of dishonesty that mirrored his father’s in the matter of intimidation: Abraham had taken his wife Sarah and all his servants into the land of Egypt because of famine in Canaan. Sarah was such a beauty, Abraham feared Pharoah’s men would kill him for her, so he lied and said she was his sister. She was his half-sister, but he left out the fact she was also his wife. To protect her, God sent a plague upon Pharaoh and his house, and after inquiry, Pharoah learned of Abraham’s deception and sent him away (Gen.12:10-20). Continue on to Sharon's blog...

 

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