Bible Question: I know the Bibles says to tithe.If your wages are cut and you can't make ends meet does that me I am cheating God and I wont' be saved? |
Bible Answer: Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Your salvation is based solely on your accepting Christ as your personal Savior. It was and is a gift from God.... Now.....Mal 3:8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, 'How have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. I'm finding that Christianity/Salvation is a progression. Once you accept Christ you have not arrived. (boy am I learning) Sometimes things happen in your life and it's just a test. A test to see what you're made of and what the Lord has to work inside of you. (does He already know,,,,yes!!!! but, you don't) If something happened in your life and you cannot do the things that you use to. Give the Lord some money at least. Share with the Lord where you are. Let Him know that things have change and you don't mean not to trust Him with your finances but the situation is getting the best of you or getting you down. The Lord is full of mercies, long suffering and compassionate. Ask Him for wisdom on how you can get it done. Mal 3:10 "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. Mal 3:11 "Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes," says the LORD of hosts. If you have been tithing and tithing faithfully on whatever you give. (The key word here is consistancy). You can give the Lord back his word..His word states that He would rebuke the devour. Meaning it will never be any lack or slack in your house. I will give a small testimony. I own property and I had my daughter to pick up the rent one day. Well she was not paying attention and laid the envelops on her lap. Well when I dropped her off at school, when she got out the car the envelops fell on the ground. No body even knew. Well when I got to the bank and looked in my purse no rent checks. I actually freaked out. I cried out Lord...you told me that if I paided my tithes and offerings that you would not allow the enemy to come in on my finances. Well, I was led to go back to my daughters school..When I got there, I actually was drawn to the place where I dropped her off. My right hand to the living God...Every rent check and money order were in the envelopes. sealed up...Tired marks were all on the back of the mail. But the contents were safe... I am also finding out that sometimes circumstances also come so you can get to know the Lord in a different light.. Maybe just here He (God)wants you to see Him as "Jevohah Jireh" meaning the God that supplies all my needs.. I know that was much but, God doesn't see it as cheating (just a lack of trusting Him). And if you accepted Christ as Savior and Lord...When the trump of God sounds..You will be caught up in the air with the Lord to forever...based on your accepting him and not your tithing... I hope I helped a little Tell the Lord where you are...Tell Him you need help in trusting in this place where you are...And I tell you....You will not experience any lack and you will be able to give the Lord what's do him.....It's not easy...I've been there...But we can do al things though Christ... I hoped I helped you... |