Tuesday, November 1



Proverbs 3:9
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.




Reflection
When we realize that God owns everything and it all comes from him then we will want to give back to the Lord.  Giving back to the Lord is the principle of first fruits.  The Bible tells us that we should give the first 10% of all that the Lord gives us (that means our income) back to the Lord.  The scripture tells us that as the Lord gives to us then we should give back to the Lord.

The question is this:  Do we believe it is important to give back to God?  If you have started giving back to the Lord or if you have continued the practices of giving back to the Lord then celebrate that fact.  If you haven’t started giving back to God then consider giving a percentage, like 2 or 3%, and then build up to 10% from there.  If you make the decision to do that then celebrate that step toward using your money the way God wants you to.