{"id":15410,"date":"2019-09-17T06:59:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T13:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=15410"},"modified":"2019-09-17T07:03:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T14:03:40","slug":"on-joyful-and-grateful-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2019\/09\/17\/on-joyful-and-grateful-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"On Joyful and Grateful Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deuteronomy <\/strong><strong>26:11, <em>You shall rejoice.<\/em><\/strong>Bringing one\u2019s tithes and offerings to YHVH is to be a joyful event since it is a reflection of our gratitude to him for abundantly blessing us. (Compare this verse with 2\u2009Corinthians\u202f9:6\u201311.) Giving to YHVH is a form of worship since it allows us to put our treasure where our heart is (Luke\u202f12:34). Please join me in praying this prayer:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Father, help us to give to you out of the abundance of our hearts joyfully and with gratitude for your blessings and bounty in our lives. Help me not to be a fair-weather giver only, but to give out of obedience, even sacrificially, that we may learn to have faith in your promises of provision and to obey you no matter the circumstances. Amein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(For a brief study on tithing and giving, please see my teaching entitled, \u201cIs Tithing for Us Today?\u201d which is available on our ministry website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/pdfs\/tithing.pdf\">http:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/pdfs\/tithing.pdf<\/a><em>.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0002a3\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Hundreds of people read this blog every day. For the several of you who appreciate the spiritual food and fresh manna that we provide here free of charge and who express that gratitude by giving financially, we give you our heartfelt thanks. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0002a3\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>As some of you know, the tithes and offerings that come into this ministry do not go into my personal pocket (unless the giver specifically specifies that their gift is for me personally, which happens rarely). Rather, they go to help pay for ministry expenses, which are substantial. Web sites cost money to own and maintain, and my wife and I appreciate those who recognize this and contribute toward this activity. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0002a3\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>For those who follow the biblical command to give financially to those who are feeding you spiritually, we pray that YHVH will richly bless you for your gifts, and thank you for considering this ministry to be fruitful ground in which to sow your financial seed!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deuteronomy<\/strong> <strong>26:13\u201315, Prayer offered when giving.<\/strong> This is the prayer that the tithe-payer is to pray upon bringing his tithe to YHVH. Tithing leads to prosperity, but for whom? Just the individual? Notice in verse 15 the wording: \u201cbless your people Israel\u2026\u201d The tithe-payer is praying for blessings not just upon himself, but upon the entire nation. What can we draw from this? Is there room for selfish prayers here? What happens when the whole community is tithing and everyone is praying for everyone else\u2019s well-being and blessing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the prayer:<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When you have finished laying aside all the tithe of your increase in the third year\u2014the year of tithing\u2014and have given\u00a0<em>it<\/em>\u00a0to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be filled,\u00a0then you shall say before YHVH your Elohim: &#8216;I have removed the holy\u00a0<em>tithe<\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0<em>my<\/em>\u00a0house, and also have given them to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed Your commandments, nor have I forgotten\u00a0<em>them.<\/em>\u00a0I have not eaten any of it when in mourning, nor have I removed\u00a0<em>any<\/em>\u00a0of it for an unclean\u00a0<em>use,<\/em>\u00a0nor given\u00a0<em>any<\/em>\u00a0of it for the dead. I have obeyed the voice of <em>YHVH<\/em> my <em>Elohim<\/em>, and have done according to all that You have commanded me.<a href=\"verseid:5.26.15\">\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, &#8220;a land flowing with milk and honey. 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