Contribute money

Dear brothers and sisters , we come together today and talk " money contribution " of such a topic .

" Luke " 21:1-4 Festival , said: " he looked up, saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury , ; also saw a poor widow cast in two mites, ; said: ' I tell you , this Poor widow put in more than they all ; because the people are more than their own , out to vote in the donated items in ; but she, poor , all the health of her cast on it. ' "

" Chronicles " section 29:13-14 : "Our God ! now we give you thanks and praise your glorious name ! What am I , my people, what were you able to give as generously . because all things are from your Come from you we have given You . "

Dear brothers and sisters , you have not thought about the dedication of our property that we can love God 's standards? In general , people 's love of property is an undeniable fact that people think that there can be in all aspects of property to satisfy themselves, if not the Lord 's mercy , Christians will be the same as the world fell in love of wealth rather than Love the Lord trap . These people would rather waste a lot of money to buy himself enough physical desires , it would not willing to put their belongings out slightly more to the Lord . Believers who are considerate , if the intention of the Lord , not property of the bundle , then gave the property on their own willing , God is very much appreciate such a person. Main in the ground , he saw a poor widow sacrifice in two mites, the main feeling of satisfaction and praise her . From human view, she is a very small offering , but her main appears to offer rich man than the public offering of all the more . Not only because she offered and the proportion of all she is a very high proportion , more in-depth because the Lord saw her inside a fiery love of the Lord 's heart , Fengyun love for the Lord 's heart in those two A little money on the shown . So people who really love God is not concerned with her all .

Dedication of property

Next we want to talk to the property of the dedication , on the basis of people 's understanding of grace .

God not because of a shortage of people so dedicated to the system , and forced Zhao Renqu presented property . God himself said: "When the beasts of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills are mine. If I were hungry , I do not have to tell you ; for the world and which is full of , all my . or do I eat the flesh of bulls What ? I not drink the blood of goats do ? you should thank God for the sacrifice , but also to the Most High is also your wish . " (" Psalm " 50:10-14 ) who would like to know the grace of God, which can produce Thanksgiving Heart. God does not like people living in the confused years, He wants us to understand our relationship with Him , He wants us to know if there is no grace , we can not live in his front ; again we really know the grace of God is made to pay At what price ! Even his only begotten son is not spared . If we know the grace , it leads to a grateful heart . To show people what a grateful heart? I said that in addition to other , yet the actual action, it is side by dedication of property that his grateful heart, the side that allow property owners to do their own , and let the Lord be your own master .

First, we see very satisfied under the Old Testament a requirement. In the Old Testament , God through Moses the children of Israel law , the mandatory one-tenth of the proceeds should people go to God. " Leviticus " 27:30-32 Festival : " All the earth , whether on the ground seed is the fruit , one-tenth of the Lord is holy unto the LORD . people to redeem this very What is one thing , we must add one fifth. Any herd or the flock , all passed under the rod , the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD as long . " seriously speaking, the people of Israel before God The offering of the firstfruits , if coupled with , sacrifice and dedication in fact more than one-tenth , but it is quite one must offer the people if it does not offer one-tenth of God 's blessing on the stop . " Malachi , " 3:7 -10 section , said: " says the LORD Almighty : From the days of your fathers you are gone away from mine ordinances , fail to comply . Come back to me, I turned to You . You are asked : ' How are we to do ? ' a man rob God thing does? ye have robbed me of the offering . you say: ' How have we win you offering it? ' which you have when And when satisfied that one-tenth of the offering on . Bring ye all the people they robbed me for things , and a curse to come upon you. says the LORD Almighty : When you want to accept one-tenth of completely into Warehouse , so that my family had food , thus if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing , there is no room . "

Dear brothers and sisters , from here we can see that the Old Testament of the people are very satisfied if you do not comply with an ordinance , we will certainly lose the blessing of God , then you ever thought about why such a regulation was it God ? We take a look at David dedication prayer , so that you can understand the mind of God . " Chronicles " 29:14 Festival , said: " What am I , my people, what were you able to give as generously ? because all things come from you , we have derived from your dedicated to you. " from the big Wei 's prayer above , we see him acknowledged God honor and glory , ability, wealth , wisdom and ruleth some facts , but also acknowledged the humble people , and God confused the benefits given to various small People . He acknowledged that things have been dedicated by God , and people are enjoying all of God , which is grace . While the grace of salvation that time not yet to emerge, but the grace of life is significantly Feng Feng a full life in God's people . God, look upon your humble man , giving his all to enjoy , this is grace . Leave the people of God to nine points , one point asking people to offer is to let them know to seek the grace of the Lord be gracious .

Speaking of which, maybe some friends will ask , then we now have is that it uses a very satisfied ? Today many churches believe in the tithe , we recognize that this approach may be on the first letter of people , some minor drilling on some benefits , but if the rules of the Church as a basis for the lack of a . In the New Testament church , because God's grace be revealed without reservation , in the dedication of the truth with the principles of the Old Testament is not the same. In the Old Testament , when it is compliance , whether people like it or not ; in the New Testament time , was based on people's gratitude and willing . Therefore, the practice of property contribution , on the first church in the New Testament to understand the principles and facts.

First, the total of all contributions . We are the Lord, even all of us are all about the Lord , we determined that we are all on all the dedication . We can not say we are of God , but not all of us is God , our Lord is , we all are to the Lord to dominate . We also recognize that all of us all is the Lord , so 11 is not a New Testament church dedicated dedicated basis . Today is not one-tenth or two tenths , or very few , but of all the dedication of all .

Secondly, we are stewards of God . " Peter " 4:10 Festival , said: " each according to his faith to serve one another , as good stewards of the manifold grace of God . " borrow this verse, the fact that we have to know our staff in the sub- family of God - - God's steward . From one angle, we are all dedicated to the Lord of all ; from another perspective, God has entrusted to our hands all we care , call us for Him to deal with these properties , so we learn from God in relation to Means to deal with the property in our hands , according to God 's time to offer . A brother to his own life he is very thrifty , but his property was generous in their contributions . His house and are willing to all the other main use, other people are watching him do so felt curious , but he is very humble , I only God's steward . Yes, we all God's steward, we have the time to learn the supply of God's family and not the dedication to 11 as an indicator . To see go to the main contribution is the account for the fact that property is towards the Lord and offer sacrifice , and this is something we have to look for . Although the revenue contribution of the Church or people, but look at these contributions are owned by the Lord come to him to go . Paul accepted the Philippi Church of feed , and he pressed the Lord blessed mind illustrates this fact. " Philippians " 4:18 Festival , said: " ... ... I suffered from a Ba Futi your feed , as the most beautiful fragrance , admit to God , the joy of sacrifice . " actually received Dedication is Paul , and remember the sacrifice was pleasing to the Lord . " Proverbs " 19:17 Festival , said: " pity the poor , is to lend the Lord , his good deeds, the Lord will repay . " Taylor brothers in his very poor when he was only given two meals meal than he And lack of brothers , God, remember what he did , several times giving him his due . Property is owned by devotion to God 's account , this is a blessed spiritual homework, we ask the Lord to us to see , also told us to proper study .

Savings in heaven

Next we want to talk to the sky savings. Dedication of property that is in heaven savings.

Many people do not understand this fact as often to sacrifice the loss of their own , or own all of the reduction , rather indiscriminately for their own spending, are unwilling to sacrifice, such a person is really too ignorant of . " Matthew , " 6:19-20 has this to say : "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal ; as long as the treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust , Nor thieves break in and steal . " If the Lord is very clear to remind us that only pay attention to the ground by a treasure after all, who added there was no fall in . In recent years we have seen numerous fact , an instant, had the rich and powerful people into the streets homeless . Savings only know how to treasure in heaven , not only today 's remember God , God also told him to live in a rich reward in God . Not to do posters for the dedication , devotion toward God is doing , that men on the basis of complete dedication to do willingly . So not offer property for a person to do , or to see and for others . " Matthew , " 6:1-4 Festival said: "You should be careful not to charity line in front of people , seen by them ; If so , you can not get your Father in heaven ... ... when you give alms Do not let your left hand know the right hand did ; That thine alms thing has been done in secret and your Father who sees in secret will reward you .

Dear percent , sister dedicated to God out of our gratitude , but also willingly , it is not that easy to ask for the honor of showing off to people . If the requester 's glory , would not be willing and grateful for . Many people do things , if people can not get back to the glory and the cost of them would rather not do ; and as children of God we must not learn them , we do in secret , is doing to the Father in heaven to see , do not give Look . In addition, on the dedication we have to correct a concept , as used in the reason , many believers are called to donate to the dedication of property , this concept is not correct . Donations help or relief with nature, and dedication that is totally different thing. First, our God is absolutely rich, do not need human assistance ; Second, we devote the main motivation is because of love , but also because of Thanksgiving , not because there is a shortage of God we went to help Him . Therefore, we do not think God wants our light stick . To know that God is willing to accept them is also a grace of our devotion , although the Chinese " the Bible " this matter better translated as a place to donate items or to donate, but we have a correct idea, is dedicated not to donate .

Another point we need to understand is that the discretion of the offer with the original mind . Out willing to sacrifice , not by constraint, each with the original mind to the discretion of the not so difficult , not reluctantly , because we are really happy people are loved by God . Presented to the Lord should not become our burden , in the New Testament believers neither restrictions tithe , then learn how to dedicate it ? God wants man to do the dedication is from the inside out , God is not regulation was a number, but God is asking each Anzhuo everyone can the offer , following the original mind the discretion of the offer , love the Lord more , offer the More than a few naturally , the same as the poor widow ; and less love for the Lord , offer less naturally . After all, God tells us a result : that God loved people willing to sacrifice .