Bible Verses On Money That Encourage Me
I wrote a study on being CLOTHED IN CHRIST. It took me a couple of years. My secret to Christians on being clothed in Christ is found inside his identities. Once I figured all of those out, I wrote down ways that Chrsitians should be conformed unto the image of Christ. Q: How could they be transformed by the renewing of their mind? A: By following his words and acting like him. One of his identities is PROVIDER. How am I able to provide for 400+ orphans in Guatemala? Glad you asked. It is because I am clothed in Christ. I am a Provider. I provide for them using the talents that God has given me. As a Missionary, 3 things move us. (1) Laborers (2) Open Doors (3) The Means. The means is green money! Dont' just pray for God to help the poor. YOU work 6 days a week and make money. YOU save your money and be a good steward of it. YOU tithe to your church and then the church can help fund the needs of the poor. YOU stop being foolish with your money. Proverbs says a wise man lends money. A fool borrows money. Do you lend money or are you full of credit card debt? Once you clothe yourself in Christ, you can grow in Christ. Then people will see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! - Ps 90:17
Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. - Prov 10:4
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. - Eccl 11:6
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth... then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. - Joshua 1:8
Whatever he does shall prosper. - Ps 1:1
The Lord delights in the prosperity of his servant. - Psalm 35:27
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things. - 3 John 1:2
Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. - Prov 12:24
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance... - Prov 21:5
Do you see a man dilligent in his business? He will stand before kings. - Prov 22:29
She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard... She makes linen garments and sells them... - Prov 31
One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. - Luke 16:10
Engage in business until I return. - Luke 19:13
Command those who are rich... to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. - 1 Tim 6:17-18
Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth. - Deut 8:18
Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all. - 1 Chron 29:12
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord... Wealth and riches are in his house... - Ps 112:1
Honor the Lord with your wealth. - Prov 3:9
The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. - Prov 10:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children. - Prov 13:22
Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling. - Prov 21:20
When God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, this is a gift of God. - Eccl 5:19
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the rightoues will flourish like a green leaf. - Prov 11:28
You cannot serve God and money. - Matt 6:24
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. - 1 Tim 6:10
A generous person will prosper... - Prov 11:25
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. - Eph 4:28
JESUS PREACHED IT
Jesus tells the Pharisees they should not only tithe but they should practice justice mercy and faithfulness. Matt 23:23
DIRECT COMMAND
Luke 11:42 Jesus said that the Jews tithing “ought to be done” confirming Matthews 23:23
WENT TO THE CHURCH
I’m Numbers 18:21 we see the tithe went to the workers of the church
CHURCHES SHOULD TITHE TOO
Numbers 18:26 teaches churches to tithe on the tithe
THE TITHE IS A DIRECT COMMAND SHOWING US HOW WE CAN BRING HONOR TO THE LORD
Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor YHWH with the first fruits of your increase. (KJV)
Then you will have more grain and grapes than you will ever need. (CEV)
GOD REWARDS IT
These passages teach God rewards those who tithe: Deut 15:10. Prov 11:25. Mal 3:8-12
WHY
2 Chronicles 31: 34-35 taught the the tithe was to help the priest financially so they could (1) devote themselves to the Lord which was to “our” benefit. The priest offered teaching to us, sacrifices for us, atonement for us, counciling for us, they offered worship for us, and reconciliation for us bring us back to God, closer to our maker.
2000 BC
Tithing started as early as Genesis 14:19 w Abraham and has been increasing the Kingdom now for 4000 years
JACOB DID IT
Jacob gave exactly a tenth to the Lord in Genesis 28:20-22
NEHIMIAH TAUGHT IT
Nehemiah taught tithing in Nehemiah 10:35
DAVID BROUGHT THE LORD GLORY THROUGH IT
I will not offer to the Lord my God that which costs me nothing. 2 Samuel 24:24
JESUS PRAISED IT
Jesus praises the widow who put in all her money not just a tenth In Mark 12:41-44
IT WAS ACTUALLY 12%
Leviticus 27:30-34 taught a tenth of their food but 12% of their money. Everyone overlooks this!!!! 12% belonged to the Lord. Jehovah was the one who actually taught Moses this on Mt Sinai.
NOT DOING IT WAS STEALING
Malachi 3 taught stealing the tithes was stealing from God
JESUS CAME TO FUFULL THE LAW
Matthew 5:17 Jesus tells the people he has not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it
3 KINDS
Deuteronomy 12 and 14 taught 3 kinds of tithes. One for the priest. One for the festivals and another for orphans widows the fatherless and the poor
BLESSED
Deuteronomy 14:28-29 taught that if they tithed Jehovah would bless them in all that they did
MOSES HAD TO TELL THEM 2 STOP
In Exodus 36:2 the people gave so much Moses had to tell them to stop
WE SHLD ALSO DO MORE
Amos 4:4-5 teaches to also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and free will
TITHING REPROMAND
In Luke 18:9 Jesus teaches a parable that tithing isn’t to make a man prideful and self righteous.
GENEROSITY
Proverbs 11:24. A generous man will prosper
MEASUREMENT
Luke 6:38 ... Whatever measure you use to give– large or small– will be used to measure what is given back to you.
WHERE IS MY HONOR
Malachi 1:6–7: "A son honors his father, a servant honors his master. I am your Father and Master, yet you don't honor me…you despise my name." "Who? Us?" you say. "When did we ever despise your name?" "When you offer polluted sacrifices on my altar." "Polluted sacrifices? When have we ever done a thing like that?" "Every time you say, 'Don't bother bringing anything very valuable to offer to God!'”
HONORING HIS NAME
Giving to God honors “his name”
Malachi 1:11: “
OUR HOUSE VS HIS HOUSE
Haggai 1:4: "Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while (God’s) house remains a ruin?"
A STINGY MAN
Proverbs 28:22: A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him.
GIVING TO THE POOR
Proverbs 28:27: He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
DAVIDS PRAYER
1 Chronicles 29:13–14: (David prayed to God) “God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. "But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.”
WEALTH
Deuteronomy 8:18: Remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.
ABOVE AND BEYOND
2 Corinthians 8:2–2: Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and “even beyond their ability”. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
IT IS GODS WILL 2 GIVE
2 Corinthians 8:5: They gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will.
WE SHLD EXCEL IN GIVING
2 Corinthians 8:7: Just as you excel in everything-- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-- see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
SOWING AND REAPING $$$
2 Corinthians 9:6: Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously
PUTTING $$$ ASIDE
Corinthians 16:2: On every Lord's Day each of you should put aside something from what you have earned during the week, and use it for this offering. The amount depends on how much the Lord has helped you earn.
JESUS SAID GIVING WAS BLESSED
Acts 20:35: (Remember Jesus’ words when he said) “It is more blessed to give than to receive.
PREACHERS SHLD BE PAID
Galatians 6:6:Those who are taught the Word of God should help their teachers by paying them.
WARNING
To the sinner, he has given the business of gathering and collecting only to give to the one who pleases God. (Ouch!!)
Eccl 2:26
Joseph gathered and stored grain during the years of abundance to provide for the coming famine. - Gen 41:48-49
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel. - 1 Tim 5:8
If an man glorieth, let him glory in this. That he understands and knows me.
YHWH
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