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Tuesday October 20
"The path of the just...shines ever brighter unto the perfect day." Proverbs 4:18 NKJV
We've talked about priority giving and percentage giving; let's talk about progressive giving. As long as you're alive on this earth, God intends for your faith to be growing. "The path of the just...shines ever brighter." God's agenda is that you be gradually transformed into the likeness of Christ (see 2Co 3:18). That's the nature of faith. Its progress is steady, and its target is Christlikeness. Now, when it comes to your finances, you need to be growing in faith there also. But you can't grow as a giver if you don't also increase your giving. If you've been tithing for twenty years and you've never increased your percentage of giving, can you say you have really grown? Sure, you've been faithful, and that's great. But in order for your faith to grow, it needs to be stretched from time to time. And that means progressively increasing the percentage you entrust to God, who is the owner of your finances. When you first start tithing, it's such a spiritual experience. You can hardly believe you're voluntarily doing something with your money that flies in the face of normal economics. But the thrill of honoring God while also trusting Him to intervene on your behalf makes it irresistible. It's exciting because you encounter God through it all. After a while, it's easy to tithe. It becomes second nature, like a reflex you hardly notice anymore. But giving should always be an exciting, spiritual, close-encounter-with-God experience. So if it has become a mundane routine, maybe it's time to stretch your financial faith a little. That's what a growing faith is all about.
Tuesday October 20
"The path of the just...shines ever brighter unto the perfect day." Proverbs 4:18 NKJV
We've talked about priority giving and percentage giving; let's talk about progressive giving. As long as you're alive on this earth, God intends for your faith to be growing. "The path of the just...shines ever brighter." God's agenda is that you be gradually transformed into the likeness of Christ (see 2Co 3:18). That's the nature of faith. Its progress is steady, and its target is Christlikeness. Now, when it comes to your finances, you need to be growing in faith there also. But you can't grow as a giver if you don't also increase your giving. If you've been tithing for twenty years and you've never increased your percentage of giving, can you say you have really grown? Sure, you've been faithful, and that's great. But in order for your faith to grow, it needs to be stretched from time to time. And that means progressively increasing the percentage you entrust to God, who is the owner of your finances. When you first start tithing, it's such a spiritual experience. You can hardly believe you're voluntarily doing something with your money that flies in the face of normal economics. But the thrill of honoring God while also trusting Him to intervene on your behalf makes it irresistible. It's exciting because you encounter God through it all. After a while, it's easy to tithe. It becomes second nature, like a reflex you hardly notice anymore. But giving should always be an exciting, spiritual, close-encounter-with-God experience. So if it has become a mundane routine, maybe it's time to stretch your financial faith a little. That's what a growing faith is all about.
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