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Read the selected daily Bible passage. |
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Speak the chosen Bible passage out loud. |
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Think about the daily Bible passage.
Ask yourself how it applies personally to your life. |
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Prayer is conversation with God.
Pray the prayer in this guide for each day.
After praying, feel free to pray as your heart and the Holy Spirit lead you. |
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| Grow |
As you read Pastor Bob’s daily teaching, apply the knowledge gained to your own life, and expect to grow! |
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As you work through each day’s devotion, record any thoughts or ideas that come to you concerning your growth as a follower of Jesus. |
| DAY 9 |
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Hebrews 7:8: |
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Here mortal men receive tithes, but there He receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. (NKJV) |
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Although I give my tithes to men who will one day die, the Lord receives the heart attitude behind my giving and receives honor when my heart is right. |
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Have you ever thought, I give my tithes and special offerings week after week to people who will one day die. How does God benefit from my giving? Can He do anything with the money I give? The answer is Yes! When we give freely from a heart of love for God, God receives the faith behind our giving and is honored through our giving. |
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Father, I know my finances are going to natural men, but my greatest desire is to honor You through my giving. I pray You will be glorified through what I purpose to give toward Your kingdom. I know You will ultimately reach others for Your kingdom through my giving. Thank You for this opportunity, Lord. |
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Hebrews 7:8 tells us men receive our tithes and offerings, but the Lord receives our attitude behind them. |
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| Have you ever noticed how so many Scriptures on giving always emphasize our attitude? Honor the Lord with the firstfruits of your increase. Men who die receive the firstfruits; the Lord receives the honor. What happens when we give in faith? Men receive the money, but God receives the faith. What happens when we give in love? Men receive the money, God receives the love. What happens if we give grudgingly or of necessity? Men receive the money, God gets nothing—and we receive nothing back in return. What God uses is the attitude behind the giving. When we give our finances we give our faith, our love, and our honor to God. Men receive the finances, but God receives our faith, love, and honor. With all these things, God multiplies blessings back to us and brings us out of the land of just enough into the land of abundance. |
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