What’s the Difference Between a Tithe and an Offering?
In scripture a tithe literally translates to a “tenth”. In Genesis 14 Abram gave a tenth of his first fruits to God after his victory, not to invoke God’s blessings but in response to God’s blessings. That is how we believe we should give our tithes, 10% of the first fruits of our labor. An offering in scripture is something to be given prayerfully and cheerfully as we are called by God, not reluctantly.
So the prayer is that God would take our hearts today. Capture us today. Awaken us to that fact that He loves us and cares for us. There’s nothing we have that He doesn’t already have a million times over more than we have. There’s nothing we have that didn’t come from Him first.
All Glory to the Giver of all!
Pastor Robert Shingleton

