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About the
curse. The Bible says that the devil goes about as a
roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. When we are not
faithful in our giving we open the door to the devil and God
is not able to rebuke the devourer for our sakes. This is
kind of a scary thought since Satan comes but for to steak,
kill and destroy. However when we are faithful to tithe and
to give offerings (above and beyond our tithe) as the Lord
directs, then God is able to rebuke the devil (devourer) for
our sakes in all areas of our lives.
Paul said
in 2 Corinthians Chapter 9 v.8 that as we are faithful in
our giving then God is able to make all grace abound toward
us so that we can have as much as we need in all areas of
our lives. Everything that’s contained in God’s grace is
able to be poured out upon us by God, as we are faithful in
our giving.
Sometimes
we can’t understand why sickness and disease continues to
hold on to us. We are doing everything we know to do,
aren’t we? Well if we are robbing God of what belongs to
Him then the door is open for the devourer to steal, kill
and destroy. We are tying God’s hands to rebuke the
devourer for our sakes by our disobedience to give God what
belongs to Him.
Why does
God need our money? God has always used the tithe to
support His ministers as they give themselves to the work of
the ministry. In Old Testament times it was the Levitical
Priesthood. Even before the law Abraham gave a tenth part
of all to Melchisedec, the priest of the most high God and
He blessed Abraham. Today it is the ministers God calls and
anoints to do His work. The tithe was to be brought into
the storehouse where it was distributed by the priest
(pastor) as the Lord directed. Most ministers and
ministries today acknowledge that the tithe should go to the
local church you are attending unless God speaks to you and
tells you to give part of your tithe somewhere else.
However usually our other giving would not be part of our
tithe but rather offerings the Lord directs us to give.
It’s hard
for Pastors to deal with this subject because many times
people will become offended and say that those preachers
only care about money. Well most preachers could be making
a lot more money in secular jobs than they ever do preaching
the gospel. Because we don’t want to offend people we go on
and preach everything else as we watch people being devoured
by the Devil in many areas of their lives just because we
are afraid they will get mad at us and leave the church.
These things ought not to be.
When things
begin to go wrong in our lives such as our family being
destroyed, sickness, disease or infirmity holding on to us,
finances in turmoil or any other way the devil comes to
destroy our lives, remember that one of the things that
opens the door to the Devil is our disobedience in giving to
God those things that belong to Him.
God wants
to deliver us. God wants to set us free. God wants to
bless us. God wants to rebuke sickness, disease and
infirmity off our lives but when we bring a curse of the
devourer upon our lives, that Jesus came to set us free
from, by our choosing to disobey God, then we tie His hands
concerning His intervention on our behalf.
The reason
I’m writing this article is that the word of the Lord came
to me this morning when I woke up concerning curses upon
people’s lives. He said that many people are not able to
receive their healing because they are holding back their
tithe from God. He said that many people’s homes are in
turmoil because they are holding back their tithe from God.
He said that when we choose to keep what belongs to God then
He is not able to rebuke the devourer for our sakes. The
door is wide open for the devil to come in and wreak havoc
in all areas of our lives, not just in our finances.
I want you
to know that I’m not writing this article as any kind of
manipulation or control but that I love each and every one
of you and pray for you daily. As we walk in Christ and are
led by the Spirit we fulfill the righteousness of the law.
Giving to God what belongs to Him is righteous. I pray
blessings upon all who read this article and obey the Word
of the Lord. “Be ye therefore doers of the Word, and not
hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” James 1:22
So what if I
haven't been tithing but I want to start, does the curse
stay on me because of my past? No, just repent and as we do
the right thing, we put in motion the blessings of God that
belong to us as heirs of God. Begin doing the right thing
and God doesn't even remember our past failures. Thank you
Lord!
New
Covenant Tithing
Should we
tithe under the New Covenant? The answer is an emphatic
YES!!
The tithe is 10% of what we make. God
established this even before the law and the purpose of it
is to promote the work of God here in the earth realm. God
has promised to bless us as a result of our giving.
Under the
old covenant people were justified by their works. They had
to do the work of giving so they could be blessed.
Under the
new covenant we are justified by faith and we receive the
promises of God by appropriating the grace that Christ has
already provided for us. However Christ didn't come to
destroy the works of the Law but to fulfill them. As a
result of our faith in Christ, as we walk in love, we are
able to fulfill the righteousness of the Law in the earth
realm.
Here's the
deal. If you tithe as an act of obligation it becomes an
act of legalism and you are placing yourself under the law.
BUT if you tithe as an act of faith expecting to receive the
blessings God promised and are a cheerful giver, then your
tithe is acceptable to the Lord and therefore BLESSED.
Under the
dispensation of grace we don't receive because of our works,
otherwise we would be able to boast of what we have done,
but we receive by faith and the works are a result of our
faith and therefore we are BLESSED OF GOD!
Motive is
everything. LIVE TO GIVE, and expect to be blessed so you'll
have more to give to the work of the Lord. But don't give
out of greed thinking you'll receive big bucks, that you can
lavish on your own fleshly desires. This kind of giving the
Lord will not bless. God's word is clear "you ask and
receive not because you asked amiss, that you may consume it
upon your own lusts".
God wants
to bless you, so give of your tithes and offerings in faith
expecting to be blessed in ALL areas of your life and God
will be able to pour you out a blessing that there won't be
room enough to receive it and since you now have authority
over the devil you can rebuke the devourer for your own sake
and God will back you with his power. "Whatsoever you bind
on earth, will be bound in heaven and whatsoever you loose
on earth will be loosed in heaven".
"Give and
it shall be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken
together, and running over shall men give into your bosom.
Love in Christ,
Pastor Mike Mings
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