Today's reading: Leviticus 22, 23, 24; Psalm 8, 38, 68, 98, 128; Proverbs 8
Leviticus 23:10, "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:"
Leviticus 23:22, "And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God."
As I was reading the above verses today I thought of so many people that have helped my family and I over the years. There have been so many that I could not list all of them. For instance, our Church took up a food collection last year in November for us and we are still enjoying the bounty they gave us.
Why is it that we find it so easy to give to others? Some of us have a giving spirit about us. God has created us all different and that makes life more interesting. Right now (in 2010) the nation of Haiti is suffering horribly after great earthquakes. Many people are giving money and other goods to help the people of that nation.
What about giving to God? Ouch! People don't like to talk about that. We get hung up on whether the tithe is just an Old Testament requirement or whether it is for us today. I don't get it. I see the tithe as a starting point. We give tithes and offerings. Anything above the tithe is an offering. What is so controversial about that. I think some people just like to have something to disagree about.
My point is that we need to be giving to God. No matter if you believe in the tithe or not, we need to be giving sacrificially. One man said, "Give until it hurts." The problem is that most of us cannot take a whole lot of pain in this area.
How is your giving? Are you sure about that?
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