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NEXT STEPS: Give

DAY 1 OF 7

WHAT IS IT?

When the topic of money and church comes up, many people get defensive. Maybe you had trouble even bringing yourself to start a Bible plan about money. After all, isn't God all about loving people and giving to others? Why should we have to give our money to God?

If these are thoughts you've had before, don't be embarrassed. If you're going to go all-in for Jesus and your money is included in that, you should have questions. And you should have answers. That's why we're writing this plan! So to start, we'd like to take the opportunity to explain exactly what the Bible asks of Jesus-followers when it comes to finances. As we read the following verses, we'll see that "Give" isn't even necessarily the right term.

Instead, we ought to use the word 'tithe.' The reason this word is more appropriate is because the word 'tithe' literally means 'a tenth.' And Jesus reinforces the reasoning behind this principle: No matter how much money you make, we are all called to sacrifice the same ratio, not the same amount. Someone with less money is not expected to give the same amount as someone with lots of money - Jesus is not after a dollar amount.

As we'll talk about in tomorrow's devotional, Jesus is after our hearts.

But for now, we wanted to start by explaining and reading just exactly what the Bible (and Jesus) said about tithing. So take a few minutes for yourself and see what it says!

Day 2

About this Plan

NEXT STEPS: Give

When we fool ourselves into thinking that God is after our money or needs our money, we miss the whole point. God is after our hearts, and many times in our day and age, we have trouble separating our money from our hearts. In fact, we've found many times it's one of the hardest things for people to be obedient in. We've also seen that many Christians carry around unnecessary anxiety and worry because they refuse to trust God with their finances. Take your life back by learning to be faithful with your money through this Bible plan!

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