Studying Managing for the Master Till He comes in the
SSnet.org series Lesson 2, may the Holy Spirit be the speaker to your heart. The Topic today is: “Pay God first and He will pay all your bills for
Morning Manna in Managing for the Master Till He comes. The Opening Hymn will be 229 "Spirit of the Living God." The Teacher’s Edition is on page 17. The SSnet.org site allows anyone, anywhere to read the lesson in
their own language. Choose your own language to see God speaking also to your
heart. Why do you not click on this now? --- https://absg.adventist.org/pdf.php?file=2023:1Q:SE:PDFs:EAQ123_02pdf ---Christ is our Creator (John 1:1-4) our Sustainer (Hebrews 1:3)
our Redeemer (Revelation 5:9) and also our Help to overcome temptation (Jude
24. ---The last part is not taught often by Christianity. Why? They
fell trap to Augustine’s “oh, I am to unable to follow the Lord fully”
syndrome. ---It became part of Luther mantra and that non-biblical ideas were
passed on to the rest of Christianity. ---The modern change from normativism to relativism after World War
II did not help it. ---What is relativism? There is no truth. Everything is not black
and white. How you see it and I see it is different. The Bible cannot be our
rule of faith. It is a disease, right? Right. ---Tithe payments as principle has a long history. The Sumerians
had a special market at Drehem about 12km outside Nippur (the temple city)
where all the tithes and offerings were to be brought. There are at least two
tablets at Andrews University from this market and one can see the animals that
were given as Tithe to their gods. One tablet dates to 2054 BC. ---How do you give tithe? By buying first all your stuff and then
the balance bring to God? No. Bring your first-fruits. Give God first and then
plan your debts. ---If we put God first, our barns will be filled with plenty
(Proverbs 3:10). ---If you are long enough an Adventist tithe payer, you will have
great stories to tell how God filled your containers and kitchen with fruits,
vegetables, nuts, grains, rice, bread, jams, money, all you can think of. Speak
to Adventists about this and they will tell you. ---Tithe payments teach one to be responsible with money. One plans
better. Are you paying tithe? Are you giving it to the General Conference?
Divisions are supposed to do it. Is the NAD giving their tithes and offerings
to the General Conference? Or are they angry about 2015 Woman Ordination
cancelled? ---Unless the NAD rectify this problem in their current course,
they will not experience the blessings of God. Chaos will arrive and it
apparently already did as some are witnessing. ---Proper payments is what the Bible calls for. Are you?