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Owning Our Own . . .

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As I was praying and working on my praying cards (which are index cards, some folks have individual cards with my desires for them and Scripture to pray over them) today a particular need came to the forefront – tithing. Not a favorite subject of many. But it is what it is – an act of obedience, a crucial one.

For sure, GOD does not need one thin dime from any one of us but we so need to give it. And how much? ALL of it! The tithe (10% of your earnings) is only a start. We should be faithful stewards NOT owners of all the monies in our coffers. You see owning our own money will make us very poor indeed.

Hear the Word of the LORD:

8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.
9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you!
10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.
11 Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the LORD of hosts.
12 “All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the LORD of hosts.
via Malachi 3 NASB – The Purifier Behold I am going to send – Bible Gateway.

Did you get that?
And now here it gets uncomfortable for me just on the outside chance that not all The White Stone’s email subscribers are (Faithful) Stewards. Truth is if you are not the Faithful Steward as described above then you are the Robber described above. And did you also get that those outside the Faith see Faithful Stewards (Tithers) as Blessed People. Perhaps one of the reasons folks remain lost is because so many who profess the name of JESUS are Robbers of God. Pretty sad, isn’t it?

You see being a Faithful Steward (Tither) is all about faith and trust. We either believe GOD is faithful to His Word to us or we don’t.

I have one more Text to share before I close today.

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the Most High God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the Most High God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
via Genesis 14 KJV – And it came to pass in the days of – Bible Gateway.

Do you see it? Do you see that Abram gave tithe with a willing, grateful heart? Do you see that he gave because the Most High God had been good to him?

Has the Most High God been good to you?

And now since for sure none of The White Stone subscribes fit into the not a Faithful Steward company, this nugget is for you.

Blessed be Abram of the Most High God.  (Spoken by Melchizedek to Abram)
Blessed be Kathie of the Most High God. (Spoken by GOD to me)
Let me tell that does something for me!!!

Go ahead. Try it on! Fill in your name.

Blessed be _______________ of the Most High God. (Spoken by GOD to You!)

Settle in under that today.

Please pray for the folks who need us. Click HERE for their names.

Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie

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Just got to share this with you all. You NEED to click HERE and read Kimberly’s post. It is way beyond good!!!

Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie

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Nothing Like I Planned

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I’m checking in for a quick Tuesday morning hello since I did not sit to write on Monday. :( One of Monday’s activities was a Memorial Service. Kathy was only 54 and a young 54 at that!  Her husband, Mike, for a long while now as the HOLY SPIRIT reminds you please pray for him.

It is a cloudy, misty morning here in Lower Alabama – quiet too. I am taking a break from preparing for Thursday night’s Bible Study. You may recall I named it Gals of Scripture. And so far it has gone nothing as I had planned.

The first Thursday night I was home with hubby freshly home from an unexpected hospital stay — so no class that night. All and all it was a great experience – I am speaking here of the hospital stay – yes, seriously. And he is doing great now – still recovering but doing so wonderfully.  And we are so grateful.

The next Thursday which was last Thursday I had expected to present Rahab but the HOLY SPIRIT said no it will be Eve. And I agreed with Him. Good thing, huh? And at the conclusion of last week’s class, I suggested that perhaps Rahab would be this week’s Gal of Scripture. She’s not.

I got my change of direction just a bit ago. This woman is not even given a name in Scripture which tells me she can be any woman. Any woman who will choose to be can be a woman on point for JESUS. Any one of us (men included) can choose to be wise and stand on the wall for JESUS. It’s the only wise decision to make. :)  Shall we chew on that today?

James 1:5 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.
via James 1:5 HCSB – Now if any of you lacks wisdom he – Bible Gateway.

James 3:17 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.
via James 3:17 HCSB – But the wisdom from above is first pure – Bible Gateway.

Please pray for those depending on us.

Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie