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Tithing Holiday
Did you figure you didn't need to continue your tithing, if your church has been closed, due to the virus confusion? Where does it say that. Folks, even if some would give you a break on expenses, there's still a tithe on any income. And incidentally, is your pastor still eating? He or she still has expenses, just like you do.
Even if you get one of those "stimulus" checks from the government, just be thankful that they had some money stashed away for just such emergencies as this. This has been a first for the world. Nothing has ever before, slipped up on every country at the same time.
The Bible reminds us that the first world wipeout was by water, but that there'll come another; this one by fire. That doesn't mean every blade of grass will be covered with fire, but fire will be the culprit, in many ways. There’ll be surprises like Egypt got when Moses came visiting.
And God didn't say that won't be troubles, even before the Rapture. We Christians will be safe from the terrible end of the world action we read about in the book of Revelation, but there'll be persecution before Jesus comes back to rescue us. Some nations are really suffering for their belief in God, and especially in Jesus as the Christ. And we here in the United States are feeling it…or hadn't you noticed.
Well, God hasn't forgotten us. He knew this was coming, and He sent His Son, Jesus, to offer us forgiveness of all our sins…even future ones, if we'll continue to ask forgiveness, including those we don't even realize we've done. And His Promise includes Heaven, if we'll tell Him we want to live for Him. He's been waiting for you to drop the other shoe. Do it now.
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