I was only in secondary school when I started observing the principle of tithing, and it was never about big amounts, it is still never about the amount today, it was and will always be about faithfulness and adherence to the set principle, ten percent from all your increase.

But why tithing? 

Why is it necessary to tithe?

If one needs more, if one needs to acquire increase, it is an agreed fact not only in the Bible but various religions that one has to give their way to increase. Getting more in life has just but one formula, which is giving more and this applies to much more other things besides money.

If one needs attention they have to seed it if you need love you have to seed it first if you require others to give you their time you have to spend hours on them as well and the list is endless.

Tithing, however, has a different purpose. In the book of Malachi chapter 3 and section 8 to 10, the Lord accuses His people of robbing Him in tithes and offerings. Then He commands in particular for the tithes to be brought into His storehouse that there may be a provision in His house. 

Then He attached a promise to those that would obey that instruction. He said He would:

Tithing Under the Order of Melchizedek - The Reason For Tithing!

1. Open the windows of heaven.
2. Pour out a blessing.
3. Overtake people with blessing such that there would be no room enough to receive it.
4. Rebuke the Devourer on behalf of people.
5. Cause the devourer not to destroy the fruit of their ground.
6. Cause the vine not to cast her fruit before the time in the field.
7. Cause other nations and peoples to call all those who are obedient to tithing blessed.
8. Also, cause them to become a delightsome land

That is a huge promise attached to tithing. We will breakdown a little the benefits of tithing in our next post but in this particular one, we need to bring out the reason for the practice. Why tithing?

The best illustration we will use is found in the book of Mathew 22 vs. 17 – 21. Christ’s opponents trapped Him with a question on whether it was lawful or not to pay taxes to Caesar. When He had asked them to bring Him the money used to pay taxes, He showed them Caesar’s picture on it and uttered this statement, “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God”.

Now, it is apparent that His opponents had not asked anything about what was to be given to God, the issue in question was paying taxes to Caesar. Christ’s response, however, showed that as much as there are taxes paid to run an economy, which was the case with taxes that were to be given to run the nation that Caesar was ruling, God’s Kingdom is also run by a certain type of tax.

Taxes are paid to balance up provisions for basic necessities in a nation. The same is God’s taxes which are called “tithes” and they are paid by people to run the Kingdom or Economy of the Creator on earth. It is the duty of every responsible citizen to pay the tax that sustains all key departments and services of the government. 

Just as well, it is the duty of every responsible citizen of the Kingdom of heaven to sustain it with Tithes which is a spiritual Kingdom type of Tax.

If the people of any nation resist paying taxes, all the essential and key services will be depleted. There will be no refuse collection, the police will not go out to perform their duties and the crime rate will increase, the soldiers will not defend the nation and colonization and even slavery will increase, the street will be deem because the lighting services will not be effective, the roads will have amazing potholes and because no one will be repairing, accidents will increase, the delivery of clean water services will be affected and diseases will increase and the list can go on. In summary, a nation can experience a natural shut down if taxpayers are not responsible and fully paying their taxes.

Such is life in the kingdom of God as well, not only will there be no provision in the house of God if tithes are not paid. It is like a food chain that if one thing is affected, the rest down the line are also affected. Not paying your tithes will eventually affect you as a believer in God. The spiritual refuse in your life will not be collected, the enemy will steal your possessions at will because there is no one servicing your security system, sickness will attack at will and your money will become valueless for you cannot spend it on anything meaningful without the Lord pouring out His blessing on your life.

We will discuss more on the benefits of tithing in our next addition and then afterwards point out what could happen to one if they keep ignoring the principle of tithing.

Become a consistent tithe payer today!

Kingdom Tips with  Pastor Lauda L Vongai