Personal Thoughts on TITHING

I promised I was going to share my personal thoughts on tithing and here it is:

 

 

I was reading Matthew 25:31-46 and I saw that Jesus, on the final judgement separated the sheep from the goats. And this was what He said to the sheep who stood at His right hand:

"Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry,  and you fed Me. I was thirsty,  and you gave Me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited Me into your home. I was naked, and you gave Me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited Me."

There was no mention of "when you went to church, you paid your tithe etc." That was Jesus highlighting what really matters. The whole essence of our Christian faith - love. Doing good. Being a blessing. Telling people about Him through our actions and our giving. This is what matters to God. This is the life He has called us to live. 

These past few weeks, a lot of things have been said and is still being said on social media concerning tithing, as to whether it is right or wrong to tithe; whether it is mandatory or not. Highly controversial topic, this tithing. 

Some say it's wrong to tithe and they gave their Scriptural backing. Some insist it okay to tithe. I remember one saying only matured Christians tithe. Hmmm... 

Wake up Christians! We are fighting over trivialities when we should be out there working for God. We are conducting a debate whether we should tithe or not, when we should be pursuing what really matters. How many of us actually show love to the people around us? How many of us, tithers and non tithers, actually live by God's Word? 

See us struggling over a piece of meat like children over a non-issue. One thing I do know is this: your salvation is not tied to your tithing! 

I tithe, oh yes I do. But I don't do it because it's a law I must keep. In this new covenant, all that is required of me is to believe and out of my faith flows my works of love towards God and humanity. 

I tithe because I am disciplining myself to give something out of my monthly or daily earnings to God cos I know whenever I give, from my heart, I will be blessed in return. So tithing teaches me to let go of what I personally call God's sacred portion. It's like saying, "This one belongs to God" and I must give it to Him; a pure act of worship that comes from my heart. This is besides my giving to others cos a Christian should be a giver.

Tithing must come from your heart. It should not be imposed. No be by force. If you in anyway feel it's a burden to tithe, then don't tithe cos truth is you will be wasting your money if you do! Why? Because you are not giving it from your heart. 

Dear Church, stop fighting over frivolities and let's get to doing good to others in the name of Jesus. Yes, LOVE. That's the word. Let's love people and draw them to Jesus through our simple actions of love. It's our lifestyle. 

We go out there  and do good. Say a kind word to someone, give to those who are in need. Go out and live in His name. Tithing won't save you. Your faith will. Let your faith propel you to do what God needs you to do. Live love cos that’s the only way you can bring God glory. 

It is our actions that make our faith complete. That is to say: faith without actions means nothing. It's dead. Your actions is the proof of your faith.

 

Pursue what matters. If you must tithe, do it not because your pastor coerced you to or because you are afraid if you don't pay your tithe things will be tight for you. If you must tithe, do it from your heart as an act of worship to God.

 

It is impossible for God to bless your giving when you don't give from your heart.