| Article Snippets from the spiritual writings repertoire of Ricki Y. Fuller Tithes and Offerings Were you of the same opinion as was I regarding the concept of tithing? Didn't you think it was based on what you could give? For a long time I thought tithing entailed giving out of what I received in my check (or my net pay). And, when I gave better than ten percent of my net, I thought I was doing something. You could not tell me I was not honoring God! I thought for sure I was showing my utmost appreciation for God by giving better than ten percent of my net income. Did you (do you) think the same way? Well, the record has been set straight! Through the study of God's word, I've been enlightened about both tithing and offerings to God... PRAISE HIM "And He answered them and said unto them, I tell you that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out." Luke 19 Jesus was beginning the final phase of His journey to the cross of Calvary. When He spoke these words, He was leaving the Mount of Olives and there were a great many people following Him. The disciples who were with Him "began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying Blessed be the king that cometh in the name of the Lord Called unto V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! We are not called unto fear. We are called unto VICTORY in Christ Jesus. We are not called unto worry. We are called to, we are admonished to, we are advised and told to cast all of our cares upon Him for He cares for us. And, we especially have no business fearing, fretting, or worrying because of evildoers. Because anything evil has no place with God. Anything evil is a lie and there is no truth to be found in it. Evil is darkness. And, we are not called unto darkness. We are called unto His marvelous light. The LORD is our light and our salvation; whom shall we fear? The LORD is the strength of our lives... Spiritual Prayer The first time Jesus instructed His disciples on prayer, He taught them to address the Father in praise and to desire that His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Then in the eighth chapter of Romans, we find that for our prayer to be effectual, we must recognize (like the poor sinner) that we are not worthy to speak to God. We must recognize that at our best, we still fall short---for all have sinned and fallen short of His glory. Yet, because we are saved by Jesus Christ who is our hope, the Holy Spirit guides us in prayer and then turns around and interprets our prayer so that it may be presented to the Father untainted by our human greed and selfishness. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow! For He not only saves us but He keeps us through His Spirit. The bible says .... (Articles written by Ricki Fuller are available for purchase. Contact ecameron@thefullerinstitute.com for a price list and a "Fuller" list of articles.) |
