We shall all have to wrestle with greed as we renew our minds. Solomon says there is nothing new under the sun, and he says: Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. (Ecc. 5.10).
If we love money, we will never have enough money. That’s not a good place to be in. Proverbs 15.27 actually tells us that the greedy will ruin their own houses.
One of the reasons some people do not tithe is greed. They cannot bear to be without their 10%, they need all 100% of their income. You can always tell the greedy because whenever you teach on tithing, they are going to complain! Proverbs 28.25 says “the greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper“. We all have to choose which side of this verse we want to be on! One of the characteristics of good leadership according to Peter is “not pursuing dishonest gain, eager to serve” (1 Peter 5.2).
There are many people around who are greedy. They want more and more all the time, especially when it comes to material wealth and possessions. They want to get rich quick and without God! Because these people want more and more so much, they cannot get the idea in their head of giving ten percent consistently and reliably. It makes more sense to their heart and mind to keep as much as they can! Greed is one of the biggest problems you can have in your spiritual life. Greed has destroyed so many lives – and through greed, many churches are deprived of tithes that they can use to extend the kingdom! Greed steals blessings!
Let’s break the power of greed over our lives right now and become radical, joyful, consistently, godly tithers! Let’s invest our finances into the kingdom of God the way Jesus has called us to!
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