How To Present Your Tithe To Jesus

Tithing isn’t just an act of giving—it’s an act of worship! You’re likely a cheerful giver, but maybe without thinking about it, you’ve allowed tithing to become a religious ritual—write the check, put it in the bucket, end of story. But the process of offering your tithe before the Lord is a sacred act of honor.

Under the Old Covenant, the people were to take their tithe—the firstfruits of their increase—to the priest declaring, “With this gift I acknowledge to the Lord your God that I have entered the land He swore to our ancestors He would give us” (Deuteronomy 26:3). Then the priest would place the tithe in a basket and present it on the altar before God as the people declared aloud their redemption before the Lord (verses 5-10, 13-15).

Today Jesus receives our tithes as we present them rejoicing in our deliverance from the kingdom of darkness and our entrance into His kingdom (Colossians 1:13). He receives our tithes, presents them to the Father and blesses us (read Hebrews 7).

The place to which we bring the tithe is, according to Malachi 3:10, the storehouse, or the place where we are receiving our spiritual food—where a pastor, evangelist, apostle or other ministry is in operation.

If you’re ready to take your tithing to the next level, here is how you can present your tithe to Jesus, by speaking this confession in faith:

     “I confess this day to You, Lord God, that I have come into the inheritance which You swore to give me. I was a sinner held in bondage and in darkness by Satan. But I called upon the Name of Jesus, and You heard my cry and delivered me from the power and authority of darkness. You lifted me out of my affliction and oppression. You took me in, forgave me and translated me into the kingdom of Your dear Son. You made me Yours through the shed blood of Jesus and gave me authority over the evil one.”

    “Jesus, as my Lord and High Priest, I bring the firstfruits of my income, which You have given me. I expect You to set it before the Father and worship Him with it. I rejoice in all the good which You have given to me and my household. I have listened to the voice of the Lord my God and have done according to all that You have commanded me.”

    “Now look down from heaven, Your holy habitation, and bless me, Your son and servant, according to Your riches in glory. Bless my job and the work of my hands as You have promised in Your Word.”

     “I declare THE BLESSING is pouring out, and there’s not enough room to receive it! God, You have rebuked the devourer for my sake. The work of my hands will not be destroyed and come to nothing. Today, I am experiencing God’s supernatural increase, and I walk in it by faith. I worship You, Lord, and I call it done, in Jesus’ Name.”

When you take the time to stop and honor the Lord with your tithe—offering it to Him with prayer, thanksgiving and honor—you will see a powerful change in both your relationship with the Lord and your faith for finances. Don’t let the devil rob you of the blessing that comes from tithing. The windows of heaven are open over you in Jesus’ Name!

Tithing In The New Testament – Hebrews 7:8

“In the one case mortal men receive tithes, but in the other he of whom it is witnessed that he is alive receives them.”

Many believers in the Body of Christ today say tithing – bringing a tenth of your income and increase to The Lord in worship – is an old covenant ordinance, no longer relevant in this new covenant dispensation. Nothing could be further from the truth. Jesus Himself was a tither. Deuteronomy 26, part of the Torah, or the Law, includes God’s direction to the children of Israel on bringing their tithe before the Lord. Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill” (Matthew 5:17). He also said, “…I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in His love” (John 15:10). Jesus was the sinless, spotless Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:19-20; Revelation 13:8). He kept His Father’s commandments without spot (John 15:10; 1 Peter 2:21-22).

In Genesis 14, when Abraham returned from the slaughter of the kings who had taken his nephew, Lot, captive, Melchizedek, king of Salem, met him with bread and wine. Melchizedek was “the priest of God Most High” (verse 18). He blessed Abraham and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth: and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And Abram gave him a tenth of everything” (verse 19-20). Abraham gave tithes to Melchizedek, the priest of God, of whom Hebrews 7:3 says he was “without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he continually remains a priest”. And Psalm 110:1, 4 speaking of the Messiah, the Anointed One to come, says, “The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’ …The Lord has sworn and will not change, ‘You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”

In Deuteronomy 26 The Lord commands His people to bring the tithe to the priest who shall be in those days. The children of Israel were to put their tithes in a basket and say before The Lord words of remembrance of how He had delivered them from the bondage of slavery in Egypt and express thanksgiving to Him for the abundance of all things.

According to Hebrews 7, Jesus is our High Priest in these days of the New Covenant. Verse 8m speaking of Him, says, “And here mortal men receive tithes; but there (at the right hand of God), he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. (New King James) All of Hebrews 7 is speaking of Jesus, our great High Priest, who receives our tithes in heaven because of the power of His endless life.

That settles the issue. Tithing is as much New Testament as it is Old Testament. The money is the tithe, but nothing is done with the mouth before Jesus, our great High Priest. So, when you prepare your tithe, adapt the words The Lord commanded from Deuteronomy 26 and profess with your mouth to Him your gratefulness about being in His glorious kingdom. Expect Him to take your basket (tithe) before the heavenly altar of God and worship the Father with it.

Say before The Lord, “I was a sinner, held in bondage and in darkness by satan (Ephesians 5:8). I was lost and undone, without hope and without God in the world (Ephesians 2:12). I cried unto You, Lord Jesus, the shepherd and guardian of my soul (I Peter 2:25), and You heard my cry (Psalm 34:15). You lifted me out of my affliction and oppression (Deuteronomy 26:7). You took me in and forgave me (Acts 26:18;Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14). You made me Yours through Your shed blood and gave me authority over the evil one (Matthew 10:8; 28:18-19; Mark 16:17-21; Luke 10:19). Now I have brought the firstfruits of my land that You have given me (Deuteronomy 26:10). I expect You to set it before the Father and worship Him with it (verse 4). Now, look down from Heaven, Holy Father, in Jesus’ Name and bless me (verse 15), Your son/daughter and servant, according to Your riches in glory. Bless my land (job) and cause it to flow with milk and honey (verse 15) as You have promised in Your Word. I am Your very own child. You are my very own Father (2 Corinthians 6:18).”

Rejoice and praise God for His great goodness in your life (Deuteronomy 26:11), that the devourer is rebuked for your sake, and that the windows of heaven are open to you, pouring out so much abundant blessing that there shall not even be room enough to receive it (Malachi 3:10-11).

Kenneth Copeland Study Bible

The Tithe – Luke 6:38

“Give, and it will be given to you; Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will men give unto you. For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you.”

We must learn to manage our finances by heaven’s economics. The basis of God’s financial system is, “Give, and it will be given to you”. Remember that God is love (1John 4:8), and Love (God) so loved the world, that He gave. He gave Himself – His very best – His only begotten Son. It was the greatest gift of all time, given in God’s intense, unconditional covenant to redeem fallen mankind. When the Son of His love died in your place on Calvary’s Cross, He had you on His mind.

When you act on The Word of God and give from a heart of love for God, who so loved you and all of mankind (John 3:16), the desires of your heart will begin to grow and line up with God’s desires (Philippians 2:13). He causes all grace to abound toward you (2Corinthians 9:8). But the first step is to get your mind off yourself and your needs. Begin to take up the needs of the Body of Christ as if they were your own. The Word states very plainly that if someone comes to you needing food and clothing, you’re not to just pray and send him or her away cold and hungry (James 2:15-16). Feed and clothe the person (Matthew 25:31-45).

When you are living by Luke 6:38, God will not just meet your needs according to your job or other source of income. Businessmen have said the laws of prosperity work only for me because I am a preacher, but I know preachers everywhere for whom it’s not working. Some have said, “But I don’t have the opportunity for people to give to me. I’m not out preaching. People don’t think of me when they give. I have to work for mine.”

God didn’t make His covenant with a preacher. He made it with a farmer, a working man named Abram. In Genesis 14:23 Abram turned to the Sodomite king and said, “I don’t even want the string from your sandal because you could say a man made Abram rich.” No man made Abraham rich. God made him rich. This needs to be our attitude. We must do it His way.

The basic principle of God to supply the Body of Christ and allow the Body of Christ to supply the world is summed up in Ecclesiastes 11:1: “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” Give, and after a while, it will come back to you again. You must begin “casting your bread” sometime – tomorrow will never do. And you can’t wait until your bread comes back before you cast it out. Many who are waiting for their “ship to come in” have never sent one out! Things don’t work that way. It would be like saying to a stove, “Give me some heat, and I’ll put in some wood.” No, The Word says you give, and then it will be given to you. The key is to give continually. As you continue walking in The Word, and God’s prosperity is being produced in your life, you will reach a point when your bread is coming back to you on every wave! It is your job to put it on the water. It is God’s job to see that it comes back. If you do your job and let God do His, then you will be continually receiving. The more you give, the more you will receive. The more you get, the more you will have to give. God intended for these things to work this way. When you get to this point, more will be coming in than you can give away!

If you have more faith in your job and your own ability to work than you have in The Word of God, then these things will definitely not work for you. God will certainly use what’s available in your job to bless you, and He’ll even get you a better one. But He’s not limited to supplying through your job or other income source, unless you limit Him to it.

There is a fundamental truth that runs throughout the Bible in God’s history of dealing with man. Every time there was a need, no matter what it was, God had someone, somewhere, who had the resources to meet the need – spiritual, physical, or financial. For Israel, there was Moses. For the world, there was Jesus. For Jesus, there was a man with a donkey. For Ephesus, there was Paul. Ephesians 4:11 says God gave gifts to men – apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. He has someone He can use to help supply every need. No one person will ever be so spiritual he doesn’t need others. We all need one another. And as you bless others, God will use others to bless you.

Expand your vision. Begin to include the Body of Christ and the lost in your needs. If someone were to come to you needing clothes, and you had no clothes to give, both of you would be in trouble. You need clothes for yourself, and you need to be able to supply others with clothes. Jesus said, “Take no thoughts, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?… For you heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things” (Matthew 6:31-32). But He also said, “Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will men give unto you. For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you” (Luke 6:38).

When I realized this and began considering the needs of others before my own, I found my needs were met supernaturally. I had spent nearly all my adult life in debt. It seemed every business venture I tried just fell apart, leaving me even further in debt. I finally turned to The Lord, determined to commit myself to His Word. I began walking my bedroom floor with my Bible in my hands, shouting at the top of my voice, “My God meets all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19)!” I kept confessing this hour after hour, day after day. My situation looked absolutely impossible at the time. I had no place to preach and nothing much to say except, of course, Philippians 4:19. But as I learned to include other people in my needs by giving to and getting involved with them, eleven months later I was completely out of debt. When I began to give, I suddenly realized one day how very busy I was with God’s work. Years have come and gone, and I haven’t caught up yet. When you live this way, supplying the needs of others and believing God to bless you so you can be a blessing, God will move heaven and earth, if necessary, to supply your needs.

Kenneth Copeland Study Bible

The Tithe – Malachi 3:8-12

“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, “How have we robbed You?”

“In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, your whole nation, for you are robbing Me. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this, says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing, that there will not be room enough to receive it. I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that it will not destroy the fruit of your ground, and the vines in your field will not fail to bear fruit, says the Lord of Hosts. Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.”

Tithing lays the foundation for financial success and abundance. Tithing from a heart of love and faith toward God begins to establish deposits with Him that can be used when you need them. Don’t wait until your back is against the wall before you use your faith in this area. Build your faith when things are going well. Learn to act on The Word now, and when the time comes that satan tries to pin you against the wall, you can smile and know you have it made. You’re a tither: satan’s power over you, financially, has been stopped.

When you stand on the covenant of God as a tither and exercise your tithing rights, satan has no chance against you. Malachi 3:11 says God has rebuked the devourer for your sake. If your back is against the wall financially now, don’t wait to begin tithing – you cannot afford to wait. The first 10 percent – the tithe – belongs to God in the first place. Verses 8-9 say, “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse…” A person who does not tithe is robbing God and operating under a curse because of it. God is not the one cursing you. The curse was already in the earth because of Adam’s sin. God provided a way for the devourer to be rebuked from off your finances and all you possess. He promised that He would rebuke the devourer for your sake if you would do this. If you don’t have any money, find something you do have, and give it. There is no faster or surer way to break the curse.

When money begins to come into your hands, just take out God’s tithe and present it to Him. “Honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency (from righteous labors) and with the firstfruits of all your income; so shall your storage places be filled with plenty, and your vats shall be overflowing with new wine” (Proverbs 3:9-10, Amplified Bible).

Remember, the Word says God gives us the power to get wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18) and that THE BLESSING of the Lord makes rich (Proverbs 10:22). When you tithe, God is giving you the 90 percent and receiving the 10 percent for His work in the earth to provide ministry for you. Ephesians 4:11-12 says, “And he gave some to be apostles; prophets; evangelists; pastors and teachers; for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ.” You can never out-give God! He always gives back His 10 percent to see to it that you are perfected, equipped, and edified.

Jesus is the One who handles and receives the tithe. You are presenting it to Him. Hebrews 7-8 says, “In the one case mortal men receive tithes, but in the other he of who it is witnessed that he is alive receives them.” Pray and let the Lord of the tithe tell you where it should go.

The tithe, or tenth, is the money, but tithing is done with the mouth. Deuteronomy 26 tells you what to say as you hold your tithe before the Lord. In the new covenant you can build your confession based on what the children of Israel were told to say to the priest in those days. Jesus is now our High Priest to whom we bring the tithe. You can say something like this: “I was a sinner, held in bondage and in darkness by satan. I cried unto the Lord Jesus, and He heard my cry. He lifted me out of my affliction and oppression. He took me in and forgave me. He made me His through His shed blood and gave me authority over the evil one. Now I have brought the first fruits of my land that You have given me. I expect You, Lord, to set it before the Father and worship Him with it. Now, Father, look down from heaven, Your Holy habitation, in Jesus’ Name and bless me, Your son/daughter and servant, according to Your riches in glory. Bless my land (job) and cause it to flow with milk and honey as You have Promised in Your Word. I am Your very own child. You are my very own Father.” Now, praise The Lord and thank Him for your deliverance and authority over satan. Rejoice in all the good things The Lord has given you and your household by sharing them in the love of God.

Do your part in tithing, with the words of your mouth. Then bring the tithe to your High Priest, The Lord Jesus. Just like the earthly priests in the old covenant, He’ll take it and enter into the holy place in heaven to worship the Father with it. See your tithe with the eye of faith being taken by Jesus into the heavenly holy of holies. As you inject faith into your tithing, it comes back with Jesus’ administration on it, which then opens the windows of heaven and begins to pour out blessing on you until you can’t contain it. Make it a time of rejoicing and realizing anew the glorious things Jesus Christ has done for you. Thank Him for delivering you from a land of darkness and scarcity and bringing you into His promised land of plenty, mercy, joy, and peace. When you tithe in faith, you may soon find it to be one of the most exciting things you can do!

Kenneth Copeland Study Bible

Tither’s Prayers

“I was a sinner, held in bondage and in darkness by satan. I cried unto the Lord Jesus, and He heard my cry. He lifted me out of my affliction and oppression. He took me in and forgave me. He made me His through His shed blood and gave me authority over the evil one. Now I have brought the first fruits of my land that You have given me. I expect You, Lord, to set it before the Father and worship Him with it. Now, Father, look down from heaven, Your Holy habitation, in Jesus’ Name and bless me, Your son/daughter and servant, according to Your riches in glory. Bless my land (job) and cause it to flow with milk and honey as You have Promised in Your Word. I am Your very own child. You are my very own Father.”

and…/ or…

“Father, I thank You and praise You for translating me from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom that You have prepared for me. Thank You that it is a kingdom of mercy, a kingdom of joy, a kingdom of peace and a kingdom of abundance.

“I bring my tithe now to You, Lord Jesus. It is the firstfruits of what You have given me, and I plant it in Your kingdom as a seed of blessing, expecting the rich blessings of heaven to be multiplied to me in return.

“I thank You, Lord, that You’ve rebuked Satan for my sake, and I stand in agreement with Your Word that he’ll not destroy my land. He’ll not destroy my blessings, and he’ll not destroy my crop in the field. I am a citizen of Your kingdom. I have the rights and privileges of a citizen of that kingdom, and I stand upon them. Thank You, Jesus, that heaven’s unlimited resources are mine in Your Name! Amen.”

 

Scripture References: Deuteronomy 28; Colossians 1:13; Luke 6:38

Tither’s Rights

Do you know what your rights are as a tither? If you’re suffering any setbacks in life, you can put a stop to them! Learn about 3 tithers’ rights every Christian should know.

God wants you blessed! There’s no question about it—God’s will is for His people to prosper and enjoy a life of “always having all sufficiency in all things” (2 Corinthians 9:8, KJV). Why don’t Christians always live this way? The answer is often a lack of obedience and a lack of knowledge. However, when you’re in obedience to God’s Word, as a tither, you are a candidate for prosperity!

But you’re going to have to protect your rights because you have an enemy who wants to steal, kill and destroy everything that belongs to you. Here is something you need to know: Satan has no authority in your life—but he’s an outlaw, so he sure is going to try anyway. Your job? To enforce your rights according to the Word of God.

There are promises in His Word reserved for those who act on it through tithing. Yet, most tithing Christians have not learned how to claim those rights! Malachi 3:10-11 is clear about what a tither can expect to receive from the Lord:

“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of Hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” says the Lord of Hosts (NKJV).

This verse covers a lot of spiritual ground. There’s a world of revelation waiting to be discovered within these powerful words. And it all starts with the tithe.

What Is Tithing?

Tithe simply means “tenth.” To tithe is to give 10 percent of your gross income to the Lord. It is God’s design to increase and prosper His people through the principles of giving and receiving return on that giving (Luke 6:38).

When did tithing begin?

It is amazing how many believers waste their energies arguing whether or not tithing is a New Testament doctrine. Tithing didn’t begin with the Law! According to Genesis 4:2-4, before the Law was ever given to Moses, Abel and Cain brought the firstfruits of their labor to God. Again in Genesis 14, we find that Abraham tithed—before the Law.

But Old Testament tithing was just a shadow of what was to come. Although the Old Covenant saints were blessed through their tithing, we enjoy even greater blessings through our tithing today, because we bring our tithes to a High Priest who is greater than Melchizedek or any other Old Covenant priest (Hebrews 4-8)!

But above all else, tithing is giving honor to God. Proverbs 3:9-10 says, “Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine” (NKJV). It is such an honor and privilege to respect and honor our Provider with such a small gift as the tithe.

That’s why tithing isn’t just a matter of the pocketbook. It is a matter of the heart. So, if you’ve been tithing as a religious routine, out of compulsion or without faith—that’s just bucket plunking. That’s not tithing. One who gives cheerfully is a true tither in the eyes of God (2 Corinthians 9:7). If you’re not a tither, repent and get in on the tithing blessing! 

When you are a tither, you have special rights and protections that you can put to work every day! You don’t have to tolerate attacks on your finances, possessions, family or health, and you can expect to walk in favor on every side. Here are three tithers’ rights every Christian should know.

Tithers’ Right No. 1:  God Rebukes the Devourer for Your Sake in Finances       “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes….” –Malachi 3:11 (NKJV)

If you’re not actively engaged in acting on the Word of God in tithing, you’re missing out on the devourer being rebuked for your sake. It won’t matter how loud you holler and scream at the devil, if you refuse to tithe, then God is not obligated to rebuke the devourer on your behalf.

As one preacher said, tithe money that isn’t devoted to the Lord will just blow up in your pocket. You’ll have to spend it on one crisis after another until it’s all used up. Right after the refrigerator needs repair, the car will break down. Or you will have unexpected medical bills, and on and on it goes.

But the tither has privileges.

One of those is protection from the devourer. He comes to steal your money, your seed, your job and your possessions. And he’ll often get away with it—unless you put a stop to it. So, when lack tries to come in your life, you say “No, you don’t, lack!”. If you get laid off you say, “Lord, where’s my better job? Show me where to find a better job. I never go without. I am prosperous. I am blessed. I am a tither. The windows of heaven are open to me.”

Tithers’ rights cover every economic situation—they put you above and not beneath the economy. No recession is going to shut the tithers’ windows of heaven—not even something as severe as the Great Depression.

That’s what Kenneth Copeland’s parents found out when they were first married. Their commitment to tithing delivered them out of what could have been deep financial trouble. They had such a deep understanding of the importance of tithing that they included a commitment to tithe in their wedding vows. Then the Great Depression hit. People all around them were unemployed, struggling and suffering. But Kenneth’s father always had a job. He was blessed and protected. God took care of them through the Depression, and they never experienced the hurt, shame or agony of those difficult times like so many others. They were “always having and always abounding” (2 Corinthians 9:81 Corinthians 15:58) under their tithers’ rights.

That’s the kind of protection you should expect in your finances as a tither. Sometimes, you’ll have to contend for it. If Satan attacks your job or your business, you support God’s rebuke and remind the devil, “You are rebuked for my sake. You’re a liar and the father of it. Now take your hands off my money, my job and my possessions!” Take those tithing check stubs and knock him in the head with them. You show him that receipt from your heavenly account and tell him to turn tail and run the other way. You have tithers’ rights!

Those rights cover your possessions, too. Pastor George Pearsons shared a story about the time when the microwave in his kitchen went out. The clock was going, but it wasn’t working on the inside. It went on for a while until revelation came on the inside of him. He walked up to it, slapped it and said, “Tithers’ rights. In the Name of Jesus, we are tithers, and our stuff works.” And it began to work again!

You should replace your possessions when you want to—not when they try to tell you to. Everything you own should last longer and work stronger than it would in the natural. That’s favor—and that’s your right as a tither.

Tithers’ Right No. 2: To Receive an Outpouring of Blessings                                          “[I will] open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.” –Malachi 3:10 (NKJV)

God is talking specifically to tithers in this verse. The windows of heaven are open over tithers. And God says He will pour out such a blessing, you won’t have room for it! That’s the purpose of abundance—to be living in so much overflow that you keep giving it away and furthering the kingdom of God.

The blessing of the tither is what puts us over financially.

That’s why it is so perplexing why some Christians will fight tooth and nail against the principle of tithing. It’s for their benefit! Jerry Savelle warns, “Don’t let Satan’s excuses keep you from faithfully honoring God with your tithes. The ‘windows of heaven’ represent an outflow of God’s blessings showering you in every part of your life. It’s God responding to our obedience to His Word. Why would anyone want to close those windows in their life? That really doesn’t make sense.”

Does tithing really open the windows of heaven?

There was once a farmer who was determined to find out. He decided to see how much he would increase when he tithed 10 percent of every harvest. His plan was to sow 1 cubic inch of wheat, which is 360 kernels. He committed to the Lord that, for a period of six years, he would tithe 10 percent of the harvest and sow the rest. In the first year, it took a 4-foot by 8-foot plot of land to sow 1 cubic inch of seed. At harvest time, he scraped the ground to get every kernel of wheat. Every precious seed counted. The first year produced a fiftyfold harvest. He tithed 10 percent.

In the second year, it took a 24-foot by 60-foot plot of land to sow the seed from the harvest of the first year. He tithed 10 percent. In the third year, it took three-quarters of an acre to sow. He tithed 10 percent. In the fourth year, it took 14 acres to sow. He tithed 10 percent. In the fifth year, it took 230 acres to sow. He tithed 10 percent. By the sixth year, it took over 2,600 acres to sow 5,000 bushels. Three hundred sixty kernels had turned into 55 billion.

The farmer made $288,000 in six years, compared to the other farmers who only made an average of $21,000. The experiment worked. Just like He did for this farmer, God will bless your harvest when you tithe!

Tithers’ Right No. 3: The Devourer Will Be Rebuked in Your Family                           “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes….’” –Malachi 3:11 (NKJV)

Did you know when God said He will rebuke the devourer for your sake, it includes more than money? As a tither, you have rights that extend beyond the financial realm— you have the promise that God will rebuke the devil from devouring anything in your life.

The family of Pastor Mark Barclay learned this truth a few years ago when tragedy tried to strike. The family had gathered at Mark’s daughter and son-in-law’s home for a party and picnic. After a time, they noticed that Mark’s 9-year-old granddaughter had not been seen in quite a while. As they looked for her, they saw her at the bottom of the pool. Her hair had caught in the suction drain and she couldn’t get loose.

Her dad jumped in and pulled her out, but she had drowned and wasn’t breathing. The paramedics came and began to declare her deceased. But before they could speak, Mark’s son-in-law, the little girl’s father, shouted at the top of his voice, “No you don’t! I claim my tithing rights! The devourer has been rebuked for my sake! You take your hands off my child!”. He continued walking around the pool shouting, “Tithing rights! Tithing rights!”

Within minutes, the little girl sat up and was completely fine. The paramedics insisted on taking her to the hospital. When they arrived, the doctor said, “Where’s the patient?” The paramedic pointed to the little girl. He said, “You?” She said, “Yes! Jesus just raised me from the dead!” Hallelujah! Tithers’ rights.

The devourer has been rebuked by God for our sake in every area of our lives—including our health, our unborn children or our right to bear children (Malachi 3:11). All we have to do is enforce it.

So, when the devil comes and tries to steal anything in your life, you enforce your rights and shout, “You’re not taking my healing, children or finances away from me! I’m a tither! Satan, you’ve been rebuked. Healing belongs to me, the windows of heaven are open to me, and I receive it!”

Conclusion:

These 3 tithers’ rights every Christian should know are powerful! If you haven’t been claiming your tithers’ rights, meditate on these truths and begin to make them part of your daily life. If you aren’t a tither—you can change that today! Don’t let the devil whisper lies to keep you from the blessing and protection that comes from tithing. There is no faster or surer way to break the curse of lack and poverty because when you get God involved, He’ll begin to multiply you.

Don’t ever settle for second best, don’t settle for financial setback or your possessions breaking, don’t settle for attacks on your family—you are a tither and you have rights!

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Tithing is Done with the Mouth – Deuteronomy 26

Tithing is done with the mouth from a heart of faith.  The tithe is the money or the gift.  We must be watchful to not be influenced by tradition and just thoughtlessly put our tithe into a bucket in church because it is expected.

Deuteronomy 26 gives specific and powerful instructions on what the tither is to do and say before The LORD.  It says to bring the firstfruits of your increase, put them in a basket, and take them before the priests that shall be in those days. (Verses 2-4)  In these days of the new covenant, Jesus is our High Priest, and you and I are priests under His command.   Revelation 1:6 “and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever.”  We must be aware that here on earth ministers receive our tithes; but in heaven our High Priest receives them.  Hebrews 7:8 “Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.”   Each time we bring the tithe before The LORD, we are further developing our faith in THE BLESSING and strengthening our faith in God’s provision.

Genesis 26:4  “I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of the heavens and will give your descendants all these lands.  By your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.”

Proverbs 10:22  “The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.

Galatians 3:8  “And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand saying, “in you all the nations shall be blessed.”

Bring your tithe before The LORD before you ever get to church, if that’s where you give your tithes.  Turn to Deuteronomy 26 and look at the commanded confessions there.  Since Jesus is the High Priest over our confession (Hebrews 3:1), take your tithe in hand, lift it before The LORD, and transfer the words in Deuteronomy 26 into the new covenant.  Where it speaks of the children of Israel being in slavery in Egypt, remember how The LORD saved you out of the slavery of sin and translated you into the kingdom of His dear Son.  Colossians 1:13  “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.”  Begin to build, from the words of Deuteronomy 26, your profession of faith in Jesus and in His WORD.  Increase your faith in THE BLESSING.

Declare, with rejoicing, that you are BLESSED.  Let the tithe become a tool in worshipping The LORD.  Then be quiet, and listen for what your High Priest has to say.  That’s when anointings from heaven come; messages from Him, the start of the healing process in your body, or the start of your financial turnaround.  Your great High Priest has received your tithe and taken it before the Father to worship Him with it, just as the earthly priests did in the old covenant.  Jump up, and praise God.  Dance around a little while, praising your great High Priest.  Say ‘Thank you, LORD, that the devourer is rebuked for my sake.  Malachi 3:11  “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” says the Lord of hosts.”  The windows of heaven are open to me!  I’M BLESSED, I’M BLESSED, I’M BLESSED.

Word of Faith Study Bible, Kenneth Copeland

Deuteronomy 28:1-14  “Now it will be, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I am commanding you today, then the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.  And all these blessings will come on you and overtake you if you listen to the voice of the Lord your God.  You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the field.  Your offspring will be blessed, and the produce of your ground, and the offspring of your livestock, the increase of your herd and the flocks of your sleep.  Your basket and your kneading bowl will be blessed.  You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.  The Lord will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way or flee before you seven ways.  The Lord will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you set your hand to do, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.  The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.  All people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord and they shall be afraid of you.  The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity, in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your father to give you.  The Lord will open up to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand.  You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.  The Lord will make you the head and not the tail, you will only be above and you will not be beneath, if you listen to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today, to observe and to do them.  Also, you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today to the right hand or to the lift, to go after other gods to serve them.”