Do you drive your tithe?

Do you spend your money or do you invest your money? This is a very difficult topic to write on but I definitely think that it is a necessary one. Recent research shows that the percentage of people that are responsible for upholding the financial end of the evangelical church is around 9%. That means that 91% of the church are giving very little or nothing at all.

I completely understand that we as nation are in an economic turmoil, and I'm not trying to undermined our financial situation. I do know this; we are a very rich nation. Did you know that if you have a house hold income of $40,000, you are in the top %4 of the wagers in the world. If you have a house hold income of $50,000, you are in the top 1% of the wagers in the world. You Are Rich!

Jesus said in Matthew 6:24, 24"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” So taking into consideration that we now know that you are rich and we now know that we cannot be devoted to God and money. My question then is; who are you devoted to, God or money?

One big problem with America today is that in spite of how rich we are, we are miserable. That is because we are constantly looking and focusing on what we don’t have as opposed to what we do have. Jesus knew this very truth when he said, “It is more blessed to give than it is to receive.” How often do you actually sit down with a humble heart and thank God for what you do have. Your wife, husband, kids, home, health, money and the list goes on and on.

Matthew 6:21 says, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” I want to encourage you to give. Give to the church. Invest your money, don’t spend it on things that give you a one second thrill. Invest your money into things that truly matter. Proverbs 3:9-10 says, “Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.”

By David Foster