09/04/2026
Tithing is an act of faith, obedience, and gratitude toward God. When believers give the first 10%, they are recognizing that everything they have comes from the Lord. It is not about decreasing what we ownโit is about placing God first in our priorities.
Tithing also teaches us dependence on God rather than on money. It reminds us that God is our Provider and that He is faithful to supply our needs. Through faithful giving, we declare that our trust is in Him, not in our income.
Returning the tithe is also an act of honoring Godโs ownership over our lives. Since all blessings come from Him, giving back the first portion shows reverence, worship, and commitment to His work and His kingdom.
Malachi 3:10
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith 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.
Leviticus 27:30
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORDโS: it is holy unto the LORD.
Proverbs 3:9โ10
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Matthew 23:23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cu**in, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.