Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)

Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Firstfruits

Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops;
then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.


--Proverbs 3:9-10

4 comments:

kristina said...

I have a hard time with this one.

Ben McLaughlin said...

me too. maybe more from a lack of trust than an abundance of greed, if that makes sense.

kristina said...

It does make sense. I am afraid that I won't be able to pay my bills if I tithe first. But the real problem is that I would have to actually trust God. I always try for awhile then chicken out.

Ben McLaughlin said...

that's exactly what I mean, kristina. My mind works that way too