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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |
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Today God says:
"Prove me with your tithes and offerings".
He promises me:
"Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and prove me now, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it". (Mal. 3:10)
My response to the word:
God asks me to prove Him with my tithes and offerings. He promises to bless me abundantly if I do. I realize that all I am and all I have is His to begin with; therefore, I will return the first-fruits of my income to Him. I will obey the words of Jesus, who said, "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break in and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven".
My prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank you for all that you have given to me. I am the steward over your property; therefore, I will give back to you through my tithes and offerings.
Today's scriptures:
"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal. Instead, store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust don't destroy and thieves don't break in and steal. Your heart will be where your treasure is". (Matt. 6:19-21 GW) "Each of you should give whatever you have decided. You shouldn't be sorry that you gave or feel forced to give, since God loves a cheerful giver". (2 Cor. 9:7 GW)
Quote for today:
Money is a means, not an end - a tool to provide people with opportunities to hear and accept the gospel of Christ. (Charles Stanley)
On this day:
"Scriptures are taken from the King James Bible or those marked (GW) are from the God's Word Translation, used with permission".
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On 13th March 1815, Presbyterian medical missionary James Hepburn is born in Milton, Pennsylvania. In the course of his missions work, he compiled the first Japanese-English dictionary and supervised the first complete translation of the Bible into Japanese (which was published in 1888). He died in New Jersey in 1911, aged 96 years.
On 13th March 1868, Charles E. Cowman, American missionary pioneer, was born. In 1901 he sailed to Japan with his wife Lettie (who later authored "Streams in the Desert"), where in 1910 they founded the Oriental Missionary Society. They served in Japan until 1917. He died in California in 1924, aged 56 years.