30 readings this month, by Dr RJ Sing.
Monday, 1 June
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24
To understand the above verse more fully, we must establish the meaning of the Word “Mammon”. One Bible replaces the word mammon with the word money. However mammon means more than money. Mammon is…
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Tuesday, 2 June
“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine” Proverbs 3:9-10
The principle of putting God first runs all the way through the Bible. In the Third Chapter of Proverbs, we find two beautiful verses that say the same thing. The “Barns” and the “Vats”…
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Wednesday, 3 June
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:10
The above Scripture is very clear by stating that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Here, God’s Word gives us a warning. However there is also a remedy…
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Thursday, 4 June
“And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:” Deuteronomy 12:6
Now we must understand that Tithing is not the end of giving to God. It is the beginning. Tithing lays a foundation for our systematic, continual giving to God. The Bible also speaks of…
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Friday, 5 June
“Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty :)” Exodus 23:15
God wants us to see our money as something Holy, that we offer in worship to Him, and that without this offering, our worship is incomplete. In the Book of Exodus God gave regulations…
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Saturday, 6 June
“Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)” Exodus 23:15
In the previous devotional we examined how Israel was to appear before the Lord. In *Psalms 96:8-9 the Psalmist said to all of God’s people, “Give unto the LORD the glory [due unto] his…
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Sunday, 7 June
“And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.” Numbers 7:10
Another important point that many of God’s people do not fully understand is that God keeps a record of what His people offer. To illustrate this truth, we need to study the Seventh Chapter…
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Monday, 8 June
“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.” Mark 12:41
In the Book of Numbers we saw how God kept absolute record of what each Leader offered and then caused it to be preserved in Scripture in minute detail. We need to take note…
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Tuesday, 9 June
“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:12
In the last article we saw how Jesus was interested and watched how people gave their offerings. He still does the same today and watches the way we give our offerings because this reveals…
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Wednesday, 10 June
“And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.” Genesis 14:20
Some Christians view money as something dirty or unworthy. However, money is a part of us. When we offer our money, we are offering a major part of ourselves to God. We need to…
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Thursday, 11 June
“And all the tithe of the land, [whether] of the seed of the land, [or] of the fruit of the tree, [is] the LORD'S: [it is] holy unto the LORD.” Leviticus 27:30
Tithing goes back to Abraham. Some think that tithing was first instituted under the Law of Moses, but that is incorrect. Tithing is at least four hundred years older than the Law. Genesis 14:12-17…
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Friday, 12 June
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” 3 John 1:2
God’s plan for your life, including your money, is summed up in one beautiful word: Prosperity. Notice that the key word in the above verse is “Prosper.” It covers three areas: your soul, your…
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Saturday, 13 June
“And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.” Genesis 28:22
As you well know that Jacob was Abraham’s grandson. Jacob became a refuge because of the way he had tricked Isaac, his father, and Esau, his brother. He left the land of inheritance and…
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Sunday, 14 June
“And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.” Genesis 28:22
Jacob prospered and he became a very wealthy man. This was the direct result of an agreement he had made to give God a tenth of his increase. Jacob had a very large family…
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Monday, 15 June
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.” Malachi 3:8
Now we will consider how God Himself actually challenges us to put Him to the test. We are to do this, by following the Scriptural examples of Tithing. The complete challenge is given in…
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Tuesday, 16 June
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.” Malachi 3:8
God then told Israel the result of robbing Him and the remedy. Let us examine this: *“Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation. Bring ye all…
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Wednesday, 17 June
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.” Malachi 3:8
When you Tithe, God will prevent the pests (the devourer) from eating up anything that is yours. All nations will look at you and say, that you are blessed. You will prosper in all…
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Thursday, 18 June
“I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.” 2 Corinthians 8:8
A complete Christian, or a complete Christian Church, must be able to excel in the “Grace of Giving”. Paul had been speaking to the Corinthians about the generosity of the Macedonian Christians. Then he…
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Friday, 19 June
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].” Malachi 3:10
Let us now consider another important point to establish “where” the Storehouse is in this passage. I want to illustrate this concept from the natural realm. A storehouse is basically two things: First, it…
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Saturday, 20 June
“Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,” Roman 4:16
In order to be children of Abraham, we must walk in the steps of Abraham’s Faith. This includes handling our money the way Abraham handled his money. Paul stated in the Book of Romans…
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Sunday, 21 June
“Therefore, as ye abound in every [thing, in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all diligence, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.” 2 Corinthians 8:7
We must now examine and consider the Spiritual Key to the only kind of giving that is truly acceptable to God. It is expressed in one simple and beautiful word “GRACE”. In the New…
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Monday, 22 June
“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9
The Law came through Moses, but Grace comes only through Jesus Christ. If we want Grace, it is made available to us only through Jesus Christ. We cannot earn Grace. Grace is manifested here…
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Tuesday, 23 June
“For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.” Galatians 5:6
The Scriptural blessing governing finance can only be apprehended by faith. You must respond to this message with faith. Further, faith means we act! Faith without action is dead. What do we do when…
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Wednesday, 24 June
“And [this they did], not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.” 2 Corinthians 8:5
Our above Scripture comes from the Eighth Chapter of 2 Corinthians. I suggest that you take time to read Chapters 8 and 9 with careful considerations, to get a full impact of the message.…
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Thursday, 25 June
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1
In the Book of Romans we find the same principle. The Key to finding God’s will and that includes God’s will for your money, is offering yourself as a living sacrifice. *“I beseech you…
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Friday, 26 June
“Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.” Psalm 112:3
The above verse of Scripture is beautiful. But when will wealth and riches be found in your house? When you fear the Lord and find great delight in His commands. This is when wealth…
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Saturday, 27 June
“But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:6-7
Another aspect of giving is sowing seed. In talking about giving our money, Paul used the metaphorical figure of sowing and reaping. This analogy is taken from agriculture. Paul is however talking about the…
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Sunday, 28 June
“But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:6-7
In order to obtain increase, a farmer must follow certain basic rules. The following guidelines that are employed in agriculture are also applicable in the area of giving: If the farmer does not meet…
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Monday, 29 June
“But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:6-7
A farmer does not walk down the street and cast seed into the gutter and then expect a harvest. You might say that idea is absurd. But many Christians do this with their money.…
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Tuesday, 30 June
“Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.” Luke 12:33
In addition to offerings, there are what the Bible calls “Alms”, or what is known today as charity. This is not what we give to God, but what we give to the needy, the…
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