The first letters of the word "C.O.W.S." will help you to remember these principles.
Customers must benefit.
Owners must benefit.
Workers must benefit.
Society must benefit.
God wants us to be generous to others.
Giving frees us from being
greedy.
Proverbs 1:19 New Living
Translation
Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.
Proverbs 13:11 New Living Translation
Wealth from get-rich-quick
schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.
Malachi 3:8-12 New
Living Translation
8 “Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated
me!
“But
you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’
“You
have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me. 9 You
are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. 10 Bring
all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple.
If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the
windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have
enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! 11 Your
crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease.[a] Your
grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 12 “Then all
nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,” says
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
We are to give God back the
first 10%. Why does God want that? He doesn't need our money.
Giving back to God helps us to have...
1. Gratitude for the
past.
2. It puts God first
place in our lives.
3. It demonstrates trust in God.
If you can't trust God in your finances, how can you trust Him with your salvation?
Proverbs 3:9-10
New Living Translation
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.
10 Then he will fill your barns with grain,
and your vats will overflow with good wine.
If you want God's blessing in any part of your life, put Him first in that area.
Don't confuse your net worth with your self worth.
Proverbs 13:7
New Living Translation
7 Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
others who are rich pretend to be poor.
Can
God trust you with greater blessings?
Proverbs
11:25
New
Living Translation
The generous will prosper;
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Proverbs
10:22
New
Living Translation
The blessing of the Lord makes a
person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.
It's not our money. It's God's. He just wants us to
learn to be unselfish.
We must trust God and His Son, Jesus
Christ.
Acts
16:31
New
King James Version
...“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved...”
