Christians who do not tithe are in a very poor place spiritually. They are not using their faith in the least thing, they are rebelling against a simple command, and they will be unstable people. I want you all to grow spiritually which is why I am talking about tithing. There are a number of spiritual issues that stop people tithing, and the biggest one is disloyalty.
There was once a woman who gave a huge offering to Jesus, she gave a jar of perfume worth £30000. That’s a lot of money to put in the offering bucket whoever you are. Only one of the twelve disciples got upset about this – and it was Judas. The Passion Translation says this in John 12:
4But Judas the locksmith, Simon’s son, the betrayer, spoke up and said, 5“What a waste! We could have sold this perfume for a fortune and given the money to the poor!”6(In fact, Judas had no heart for the poor. He only said this because he was a thief and in charge of the money case. He would steal money whenever he wanted from the funds given to support Jesus’ ministry.)
You see Judas was not a giver because he was not loyal to Jesus. He eventually turned out to be disloyal to God, disloyal to Jesus – his pastor, and disloyal to his peers – his church.
Loyalty to a vision never gets upset about money being given to it. Every politician is wise enough to know this, but the church does not seem to know. The amount of money given by someone (expressed as a percentage) is an indication of how loyal someone is to a cause.
Many people do not tithe to local church because they have no loyalty to the local church. They don’t understand the power of giving money to the local church so it can reach the world. They don’t understand the power of extravagant, strong, bold giving. They get offended.
The solution is to actually start tithing, and start putting your treasure in the church, as you do, Jesus said “where your treasure is, there is your heart” (Luke 12.34). You do not need to move your heart if you are a Judas here today – you need to move your money, and your heart will follow. Take a bold step to change your heart today, and become a tither!
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