{6} For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. {7} From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts. But you say, 'How shall we return?' {8} Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In your tithes and contributions. {9} You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. {10} Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. {11} I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts. {12} Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts. - Malachi 3:6-12 - New International Version - HOLY BIBLE
JESUS, i understand that many in the "Body of Christ", have been concerned about their finances, and means to efficiently take care of their families, Churches, charitable organizations, as well as to have savings that will enable them to give monies to those in need, as well as treat their children, friends, family members, or spouses. JESUS, I know you have already granted unto us, Your Precious, "Purchased" by YOUR BLOOD Church (Acts 20:28) everything we need pertaining to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3), and YOUR HOLY WORD, Our Precious HOLY BIBLE declares that we are to be content and not covet, for YOU have promised to never leave nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5).
JESUS, with this in the mind YOU have Given us, the "Mind of Christ {1 Corinthians 2:16}", we understand that the first means of our getting out of debt financially is to obey YOU, no matter what in the paying YOU YOUR Holy Tithes, and offerings (Malachi 3:6-12). JESUS, when we make the obedient decision to before our budgeting of our monthly finances to remove 10% from each $1.00 we make ($.10 cents - YOUR Tithe), we are showing forth the mature attitude choosing love, faith, trust, and obedience rather than fretting and worrying as to whether we have enough to substantiate our necessities and desires for the coming weeks or month {St. Matthew 6:34}.
JESUS, with these concerns in mind, we have as YOUR 'Body (Ephesians 4:12}' Promises found in Malachi Chapter Three, the last book of the Old Testament, and we will endeavor to delve into them in our writings below:
JESUS, Thank You for cancelling all of our debt in Your Blood Bought Church, here's how YOU did it.
JESUS, by YOUR GRACE we paid all our tithes with each financial increase to our Church Home. We then paid our offerings to various Ministries sincerely loving You, JESUS, and preaching the uncompromising, Conforming to YOU, Word of the Living God JEHOVAH SHALOM (JESUS Our GOD OF PEACE).JESUS, AS YOUR WISEST King, King Solomon (1 Kings 3:10-12) Commanded by way of the Precious HOLY SPIRIT, we should give a portion to seven or eight for we know not what evil will come upon the earth (Ecclesiastes 11:2). Essentially, I believe this means that we should at the least find 8 Ministries doing the work of Christ (I.e. - The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ.org), Lifeoutreach.org), and give a little to them.
JESUS, I say this by faith and love, doesn't necessarily mind how much You give to each one. In some instances if all you have is $1.20 (120 was the number of people in the upper room or so when the Holy Spirit came on that WONDERFUL Pentecost Day as Cloven Tongues of Fire on all those in the room {Acts 1:15, 2:1-13}. It was also the number of thousands of Sacrifices King Solomon offered at the dedication of YOUR TEMPLE {1 Kings 8:63}, JESUS then that is sufficient. If God gives you a specific number to give, then please obey Him, and remember, also, that the HOLY BIBLE Decrees Faith without works is dead (Acts 2:26), and whatsoever is not in faith is sin {Romans 14:23}. If you're thinking "how can I know what ALMIGHTY JESUS is Commanding me to give", be guided by your faith and the Peace of God {Philippians 4:7}.
So no matter what you give, remember Tithes and Offerings are the First Fruits and the Fat (Isaiah 43:23-25) of Your offerings that belong to ALMIGHTY GOD ADONAI (JESUS CHRIST), and trust in HIM to Keep His Beloved Promise as He ALWAYS Does. JESUS, Promised when We obey HIM by paying our Tithes and Offerings (which are Holy,) because we set them apart before we do anything else with the money God has so graciously given unto us, and the meaning to be set apart unto the Kingdom of God is Sanctification, that He will Rebuke the devourer (the plans of the wicked) for our sakes. This essentially means that our JESUS will NOT let the enemy touch His "Purchased by His Own BLOOD {Acts 20:28}" Church family including our children and immediate family households - Acts 16:31), produce (whatever increase the LORD and GOD JESUS Gives), and all that concerns us is protected by the RUACH HAKODESH (THE HOLY GHOST).
JESUS, let's us know that the next Promise He Gives us is that He will open up the windows of Heaven where with we will not have room enough to receive {Malachi 3:6b}. This does not just mean in finances. JESUS has shown me that this could mean have more than enough to eat, more than enough clothes, a nice comfortable or any kind of bed to sleep in, a roof over our heads, safety, for our children, reconciled marriages, reconciled in our family relationships, and certainly last but not least in our relationship with Almighty God Himself.
JESUS, has even Blessed me to see monies come at unexpected times for my family and i, bills wiped out, my own prayer closet (a single room) in a temporary Nursing Facility, Restoration in Relationships, and in my health, my children MORE THAN Blessed, and numerous Blessings from THE BLESSING (JESUS); too many to name. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
JESUS wants us to remember to not look at the bills we have first. We must look to our God first give Him that which He already owns, His Tithes and Offerings, and as the woman endeavoring to pay back her creditors, the oil will not stay until all your bills are payed, and you are completely out of debt forever (2 Kings 4:5-7). JESUS, Delights in us receiving, knowing, and believing the Word He Gave, by Way of His Precious Holy Spirit to the Beloved Apostle Paul to "owe no man anything, but to love one another {Romans 13:8}". Be Encouraged (Colossians 3:2) in Christ Jesus. Amen to JESUS
Refererence
All Biblical References taken from Biblehub.com
The Salvation Command
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." - The Epistle (Letter) of Paul the Apostle to the Romans Chapter 10 Verse 9
for "All who call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." - The Epistle (Letter) of Paul the Apostle to the Romans Chapter 10 Verse 9
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. {17} For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. - The Gospel (Good News) according to Saint John Chapter 3 Verses 16 and 17
{14} Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. {15} And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. {16} He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. {17} And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; {18}They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. - The Gospel (Good News) according to Saint Mark Chapter 16 Verse 14-18
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