THE GREATEST FINANCIAL SECRET OF ALL !!

Our finances as well as everything in our lives are controlled by laws. We can divide the laws into three general groups. These are not necessarily all inclusive. There can be some other laws, but these laws are looked at in three general categories to make it easier for us to understand certain principles. God made PHYSICAL LAWS such as the Law of Gravity. If a person jumps off the roof he will come crashing down to the ground. It matters not whether the person is a Christian or a heathen. The Law of Gravity applies equally to all. God made SOCIAL LAWS such as the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” The terrific results from following this law are universally the same whether you are a Christian or a heathen. There is a third class of laws that many people are not familiar with. We will call them SPIRITUAL LAWS. They are laws that are totally dependent on God to make work, but they work as consistently as any of the other laws He has put into place. An example of this is the Law for a Long Life. God says in the book of Exodus, “Children, obey and honor your father and mother that your days may be long on the earth.” This law applies to Christians as well as to heathen. I once worked for a wicked man who was very old. One of my young friends was killed in a car accident. I became very upset at God for taking a good Christian young man before his time and at the same time allowing such a wicked old man to continue living. The Lord eventually showed me through investigation that my young friend, although a good Christian, was very disrespectful toward his mother. He did not always honor and obey her, and he often rudely talked back to her. I talked with my wicked old boss about his relationship with his parents. He told me something surprising. He always honored and respected them and never once dared talk back to them even if he didn’t like what they said or what they made him do. God showed me then and there that HE applies HIS laws equally to all persons and discriminates against none! The Laws of God, whether Physical, Social, or Spiritual always work no matter who applies them.
There is a primary Law of Finances that falls under the SPIRITUAL LAWS. If we obey this law, God guarantees that he will bless us financially. This law always works without exception! It is the Law of Tithing (giving 10% of our income back to God). Let’s go back to the earliest records in history, to the children of the first people ever to live on earth. God commanded Cain and Able to give a “first fruits” tithe of what they produced to Him. They could not keep it for themselves. From that point on, history records that God commanded people of every age to tithe to Him. The practice became corrupted in heathen societies with people giving tithes and sacrifices to their false Gods. Although confused and distorted they knew that tithing was a primary Spiritual Law for prosperity. The Bible, as well as history, is full of testimonies of the blessings that come from tithing and the curses that come from being stingy with God. The Bible says, “The tithe is mine, says the LORD.” The greatest Bible verses on the subject are in Malachi 3:8-10, where God talks directly to mankind. “Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day.
“You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’
“The tithe and the offering—that’s how! And now you’re under a curse—the whole lot of you—because you’re robbing me. Bring your full tithe to the Temple (Church) treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams!” THE MESSAGE BIBLE
Great men like John Cash (J.C.) Penny, Andrew Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller all proclaim that they got their wealth by giving 10% of everything they earned to God, even when they had hardly anything. It is possible to get wealth without tithing (even criminals can get wealth), but not without sorrow, the Bible says in Proverbs that when God gives wealth “it is with no sorrow.”
Many years ago I purchased a small café and set up a man in his wife in business. They were to operate the café as their own and simply pay me 10% of the profits each week. This went along fine for awhile, but eventually as the café prospered they became greedy and wanted more. They started taking my 10% claiming that their family needs had increased and there wasn’t enough money left each week to pay me. Finally, one night they packed up and left with all the money, equipment, and even a car I had loaned them for their business! I thought about how many of us rob God and think nothing of it!
I remember in my own case, that my wife and I were very poor in the beginning. We did not have a regular salary and some months we didn’t know if there would be enough to make it. I practiced tithing then. My wife would argue and say that we couldn’t afford to pay tithes to God or we really would end up with nothing! I decided to trust God at HIS word and tithe anyway. I told my wife that I would rather starve than rob God. Over the years God has blessed us both beyond our wildest dreams for being faithful to HIM. God will do the same thing for anybody needing help with their finances. God never lies, and his governing LAWS always work for everybody, whether Christian or heathen.
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