From my morning reading:
Acts 19:19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
also:
2 Samuel 24:24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
It is important to make sacrifices to God. Sometimes it comes in the form of money and sometimes it comes in the form of goods. Sacrificial giving is a biblical principal and one of the routes God uses to provide for the church.
Proverbs 3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
God is not a bank. You don't make deposits to get massive withdrawals. This passage isn't about getting rich, it's about God providing for his family.
Lord, help us to give sacrificially. Bless those that give immeasurably. In Jesus name, amen.
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