Your value on earth is increased as you produce good fruit and Heaven keeps track by recording your acts here on earth. The tithe on your fruit increase is not yours and was never yours just as the tree in the Garden was never Adam’s or Eve’s to eat from.
The tithe establishes legal ownership and authority. This is why my wife and I pay our tithe immediately upon receiving our monthly income. We honor FATHER’S ownership of our lives right away. In fact, we give above the tithe and HE has blessed us above our expectations. This is the absolute Truth from The Throne.
Your disbursements indicate ownership and what is in your heart as far as priorities. As I embraced the revelation of tithing, change in our finances would soon come. It did require patience at first for there is a time delay of seedtime and harvest. After a period of time, we experienced favor in various areas and our income grew. Also our financial outflows became more manageable. The Holy Spirit would show us how to save money on monthly expenses.
FATHER established ownership in The Garden and conveyed that Truth to Adam and Eve.
Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 1:
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
We are made in THEIR image except we are not the original so there must be a limitation placed on the image. This limitation establishes levels of authority. FATHER is the highest authority and we are immediately under THEIR authority.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians in chapter 1:
22 And Jesus alone is the Leader and Source of everything needed in the church. God has put everything beneath the authority of Jesus Christ and has given Him the highest rank above all others.
The image looks the same as the original however the original has the highest authority above all others. The tithe reaffirms our relative position.
FATHER gave us dominion over all the earth yet it was stolen when Adam and Eve ate figs from The Tree. They attempted to subvert the established Law set forth by FATHER which resulted in being removed from The Garden. This Truth existed before The Law thus those who try to challenge the Tithe are simply rebelling against the Absolute Truth. They don’t trust FATHER to bless them when they tithe… they are fearful about their future.
It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 7:
1–2 Melchizedek’s name means “king of righteousness.” He was the King of Peace, because the name of the city he ruled as king was Salem, which means “peace.” And he was also a priest of the Most High God. Now when Abraham was returning from defeating many kings in battle, Melchizedek went out to meet him and blessed him. Then Abraham took a tenth of everything he had won in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. 3 This Melchizedek has no father or mother, and no record of any of his ancestors. He was never born and he never died, but his life is like a picture of the Son of God, a King-Priest forever!
The fact that the tithe was included in this passage tells us of its importance. Melchizedek was and is Jesus. We offer our tithes to Jesus, the King-Priest forever.
If you truly want to remove evil from your midst, then you must deal with this topic. I have no incentive to get your tithe on a personal basis as many of the “churches” do. Religion needs your money to keep their infrastructure going thus they are willing to say or do anything to get you to support them. This is why much of what they offer is “soul” food… a sad reality.
FATHER led me to set up Servias Ministries as a means for those who wish to tithe but have no sure channel to do so. Since we have virtually no expenses and a pure distribution means to help the poor, the tithe is untainted by evil intent. The poor cannot pay us back so FATHER takes on the liability HIMSELF, the perfect Guarantor!
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Timothy chapter 6:
6 Now Godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Paul warns us about the pitfalls of money so let us pluck up the root once and for all. I have recently visited the inheritance mindset to acquire wealth for our kids and grandkids. Don’t get me wrong about leaving an inheritance to family members. However, we should not promote the love of money in their lives by giving them wealth which will lead to unrighteous behavior or unproductiveness for The Kingdom. I will not promote or encourage greed through inheritance. As a side note, my wife and I do not count giving to family members or friends as part of our tithe. We have a vested interest in helping them.
If you want to reveal the real character of people, observe them when there is an inheritance involved. Some will find the will and shred it if it doesn’t conform to their expectation. Others will look through the house of the deceased for cash and pocket it. Valuables come up missing as well. The heart is revealed when inheritance is at hand.
If you have been “hoarding” on behalf of your inheritors, you may want to reassess your mindset by rereading the above passage. My wife and I have. This actually releases us to minister in a greater manner above the tithe. After all, do I really need a larger closet for clothes or more “toys” which later end up in a box to be given away? What is the point of many of the storage units full of stuff when the poor are in need?
My wife and I give clothes and household goods to a local charity which help battered women. They also provide free daycare for those women while they get back on their feet. They give the women free clothing to prepare them for the workforce. We de-clutter our hone (a true blessing) and they receive a blessing. It is all about Love in action.
The tithe is the beginning of greater blessings because we exalt Jesus Christ above all others with our fruitful actions in the area of finances. FATHER does want to bless you by giving you abundance and the desires of your heart. Read Deuteronomy 28:1-14.
The nice thing about this blog is that you are not coerced into giving while a pastor or elder is looking you in the eye. It is your decision to give or withhold. I won’t know and frankly FATHER will provide resources from others who will. Tithing must come out of a willing heart, not one which has been manipulated. If you give because you are being compelled by being made to feel guilty, you are missing the point. A teacher’s mandate is to present revelation to the reader so that The Holy Spirit can minister the revelation to the reader’s mindset. The reader must accept and act on the revelation for it to become a part of him or her.