It was once said that the wallet is the “last frontier.” It is the final area to be conquered—the last thing that comes to God in surrender. Jesus spoke much about money. He said that we cannot serve God and mammon (Matthew 6:24). The word “mammon” was the common Aramaic word for riches, which is akin to a Hebrew word signifying "that which is to be trusted." In other words, we cannot trust God and money. Either money is our source of life, our great love, our joy, our sense of security, the supplier of our needs—or God is.
When you open your purse or wallet, give generously and regularly to your local church. A guide as to how much you should give can be found in the "tithe" of the Old Testament—10% of your income. Whether you give this amount or not, make sure you do give something to the work of God.
“Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.“But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’“In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. (Malachi 3:8-10)
Give because you want to, not because you have to. God loves a cheerful giver(2 Corinthians 9:7)The passage from Malachi is really reassuring because God Himself is telling us to test Him that if we give what is due to Him, which is 10%, then He will open the floodgates of heaven to bless us. Isn't that great?
SOURCE:http://www.christiananswers.net/q-comfort/growing-tithing.html
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