Ultimate Care Devotional ⛪💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022Today’s Theme: ⛪ BLESSINGS IN TITHING”‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD” NIVText: LEVITICUS 27:30MESSAGE🍎Tithing in the Bible refers to giving 10% (ten percent) of your earnings, productions, possessions or fruitfulness to God. In the Old Testament, we observed Abraham offering a tenth to Melchizedek, king of Salem, the Priest of the Most High God in Gen.14:17-20. And Abraham paid tithe of all to God which brought deliverance unto him against the will of the enemies. Tithes of all means tithes of things according to God’s blessings concerning his life and destiny. This tithing was done before Mosaic covenant with God concerning the children of IsraelThere is nowhere in the New Testament that any of the Apostles or Disciples Condemned or criticised Tithing.When Jesus made reference to Tithing He never Condemned or advocated it to be abolished (Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42)If the Principle of “Jesus and Paul” as the basis of New Testament Doctrines still holds then the noise about tithe is much ado about nothing because none of them said anything untoward about it.Therefore obey the covenant and enjoy the blessings of tithing.TITHING UNDER THE LAWTithing under the law is very much different from the tithe practiced by Abraham and the Church today.While the tithe under Melchizedek Priesthood was a single payment of 10% a sign of GRATITUDE without any clear or specific purpose for its use.The Tithing under the law was not a One type but three different types.The Levitical or Sacred Tithe (Numbers 18:21,24) (10% of 100 = 10)The Tithe of the Feasts (Deuteronomy 14:22-27) (10% of 90 = 9)The Tithe for the poor (Deuteronomy 14:28,29) (10% of 80 = 8) 10 +9+8 = 27If you do a Calculation of the above Tithe payment you come up with 27% not 10%. No Church takes 27% from anyone under compulsion or force.The above Tithe under the law comes with a punitive measures of additional 20% if not paid. The Church does not practice that. Listen to this:Leviticus 27:30-33: “‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. If a man redeems any of his tithe, he must add a fifth of the value to it.The kind of tithe practiced in our churches today is structured administratively not as a matter of law but to aid in the effective running of the Church because unlike the days of Melchizedek today we have Temples and Priests to take care of, coupled with all the other projects and philanthropic gestures the church is involved.The Spirit behind the tithe under Melchizedek, Moses and the Church is the same but the structures may differ.Under Melchizedek it was 10% and there was no Punitive measures recorded, Under Moses it was 27% and there was punitive measures attached to it, under the Church the punitive measures are removed and the Percentage returned to 10%.So the Church kind of tithe is not the law type but the Melchizedek type which existed hundreds of years before law.By the time of Malachi the tithe has become a kind of a covenant type of payment through which God deals with Israel for which reason non-payment attracts “No Blessings” which is captured as a Curse.Due to this reason both Jesus and Paul were careful not to touch the issue unnecessarily, because it helped the commitment of the people in relation to their service of God.Anything that makes people show discipline and commitment to God also increases their faith and it is important because without faith it is impossible to please God.What then are the blessings of tithing according to Malachi 3: 10-12?The windows of heaven will be opened to you through your obedience in tithing. Malachi 3:10Blessings from heaven will be outpoured unto you. Malachi 3:10.Devourers over your blessings and assets will be rebuked by the Lord.Malachi 3:11Destruction from the wicked will be far away from your tabernacle. Malachi 3:11There will be no barrenness in your lands. Malachi 3:11You will be a blessing to your generation. Malachi 3:12May the Lord help us to obey him in all things and reap the fruit of our obedience in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.PRAYERS♨️Heavenly Father, I thank you for the wisdom and understanding you have given me through your word today. Father, guide me to do the right things always. Strengthen me on every side and bless me with my obedience. I pray that I will not be lead away by the errors of the wicked. Encourage me Lord to see you more in glory.Thank you one more time, for the assured blessings over my life and destiny. Father open the heaven of the blessings for me and my family today and forever in Jesus name, amen.FURTHER BIBLE READING2 COR. 8:1-9,24; 2 COR.9: 6-15; DEUT. 16:10; 8:18BIBLE READING PLAN FOR THE YEAR.MORNING: GENESIS, 13-14.EVENING: MATHEW, 13-14.💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦Hammer Word Cares ♨️