This coming Sunday is our Pledge Sunday. We can be sure about what we choose to give by considering God's direction of the First Fruits. I found scripture that seems to give clear directions of how much to give, the first 10% of what you make. I found other scripture that explains more about how you give sacrificially - to the point of hardship, putting your family at risk (you don't choose between giving to God and feeding your family).
The constant (message) was that we first give to God and then to the poor. We give to him first because that is generally the best of what we have. Then we give to the poor before we look at what we have for ourselves. God wants us to wait to look at what we have left for our personal needs and wants so we can prioritize what we invest in (that being community, our children, our values, all before possessions).
It isn't always comfortable, but we can strengthen each other through sacificial giving. Many people here have done this regularly. Our money is not our own, we would have nothing without God.
Our giving is our active way to thank God for the sacrificies of his son and show you are following Christ.
- Jennifer
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