Dave Henley
0 Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
Most of us are collectors, in some fashion or another. As children it was possibly baseball cards or dolls, and as adults we switched to old coins, books, etc. Humans just like stuff, we worked hard for it and paid for it with our hard earned money from our job that we are so proud to have. I do try to enjoy my stuff, but I also strive to remember that pride is a sin. I keep the frame of mind that God has allowed me to find or have things, and that I am just a temporary caretaker of them.
Without God, nothing is possible; and everything exists because of Him. God has blessed us with our tasks in life, and whatever we earn is all from His doing. Therefore our tithes should come right off the top without a second thought, long before we think about what to save, invest, spend, etc. In turn, those tithes will be building His church and buildings and ministries. I'll repeat, His church! It seems that frequently we may interject a little too much of our own wants and desires in managing God's grounds.
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