Deuteronomy 8:17-18
You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.”
But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

In chapter 8 of Deuteronomy, Moses is reminding the people of Israel that it is God who has provided for their needs such as manna from heaven to feed them, clothes that did not wear out for 40 years, and shoes that keep their feet safe while they were wandering in the wilderness.
In verses 6-20, Moses tells them that not only has God provided for their needs but that He was also going to give them more blessings by giving them the good land of Canaan, described in vs. 7-9. Moses was concerned that prosperity may lead to them forgetting just who was responsible for their wealth and in turn lead them down the path of disobedience to God.

Well this is so applicable for us today, isn’t it? When God blesses His children with money, we are always to remember where that money comes from and who that money belongs to, it is God’s not ours! I don’t care how much money we do or do not have, every dollar is God’s. We are to be good stewards of the money He has entrusted to us. We are to pray for wisdom on where we are to give His money, and what we are to buy with it. If we fail to do this, just as Moses warned his people, we may become self-reliant and feel we no longer need God, which leads to a life of disobedience and sinful practices. Every single blessing we have is from the hand of God, we did nothing to deserve it, it is all His love, mercy, and grace displayed to us!

Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Philippians 4:12-13
“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or want. I can do all this through Christ who gives me strength.”

Father God, thank You for always meeting my needs and for the blessings You have given me in this life. But most of all Father, thank You for sending Jesus to die for my sins on the cross at Calvary. The pleasures of this life are nothing compared to eternity with You! I love You so Abba and pray that You give me wisdom in all that I do and say, for Your glory, Amen!

Amen Sister Mary. All wealth comes from God, it belongs to God, and we are to honor God with our tithes and offering.

When we realize that wealth is from God’s blessings, we pray and ask God for wisdom on how to manage our wealth Biblically, by honoring God with all we do and all He has to bless us with.

Thank you, God, for your blessings, where I can be a blessing to others. Amen.

Amen, God bless you dear Sister Dee.

Amen. Blessings sister

Amen. God bless you dear Sister Lina.

Amen faithful sister Dee! I agree wholeheartedly with you! God bless you and keep you always!🙏🏼🙌🏼🤲🏼

I have prayed for understanding on this “… we are to honor God with our tithes and offering.” Can you explain a bit further? Is it specifically in the Bible that designates a percentage of income a person should give?

Yes, Brian., I did some research: I came across these versus.:

Malachi chapter 3, verse 10. “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.”.

About tithing one-tenth of your income is found in Leviticus 27:30: “‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.” The 10% requirement specifically comes from the Hebrew translation of tithe, “עשר” or “ten”.

Other passages also talked about tithing, such as the following:

Numbers 18:26: “Speak to the Levites and say to them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the Lord’s offering.”

Deuteronomy 14:22: “Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.”
2 Chronicles 31:5: “As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the first fruits of their grain, new wine, olive oil and honey and all that the fields produced.
They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything.”".

The guideline for tithing and offering today is vastly different, but aptly explained by Paul. “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Each of you should give what you have decided in your ,heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthian 9:6-7)

I hope this helps? But, you can consult Pastor Phil too.

Thank you, God bless.

Thanks

Amen! Our Father meets our needs and some of our wants but we are not to live for the wants as most of these are from the world. May we look up to our treasure in Heaven!

God bless my beloved sister Mary, I join with you in prayer.

Amen faithful sister Michelle! Almost ALWAYS He EXCEEDS our needs! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Blessings dear sister!🙏🏼🙌🏼🤲🏼

Amen…🙏

Amen.

Amen faithful sister Mary! Thank you for sharing this beautiful commentary and additional scripture with us on this new and glorious day the Lord has so graciously given to us! EVERYTHING we have is Gods! We would have nothing and be nothing without Him and His great mercy upon us. He has given us the GREATEST GIFT of all, His one and only Son, Jesus Christ! Let us be thankful and share the blessings that we have received with others who need them and to also uplift our brothers and sisters in Christ who may be feeling down or overwhelmed.
God bless you and keep you always dear sister Mary! Have a beautiful blessed day in our King of Kings, Lord of Lords, our Messiah and Savior, our EVERYTHING, Jesus Christ Almighty!!!!!!!🙏🏼🙌🏼🤲🏼

Well said, faithful brother Jason! You're so encouraging to us here at VOD. Thank you and God's Blessings to you and yours. 🙏💜🙏

Thank you Sister Mary for you encouraging message. God bless you.
Truly indeed, that if we fail to acknowledge that everything we are and we have comes from the Lord, we become self reliant, our relationship with Him becomes lukewarm, and little we know we are drifting away from His presence, which leads us to self destruction. We have to understand that God bless us because He wants to. He gives, but if we're not being careful of these gifts, it is imperative to remember, He can also take it away. Blessed be the name of the Lord forevermore.

I love reading your insight into the days verse! It puts things into perspective and really helps me to understand better! Thank you and God Bless!

Amen. God bless you Joan.

Amen to that faithful sister Joan! It also does for me as well. God bless you and have a beautiful blessed day in Christ Jesus!🙏🏼🙌🏼🤲🏼

Thank you! And may your day be blessed as well! God is good! All the time!

Thank You Jesus....

Amen! Thank You Jesus! God bless you faithful brother Jamie!🙏🏼🙌🏼🤲🏼

Amen!!! We should always remember where the money comes from and who the money belongs to, it is God’s not ours! I stand with you in prayer!!
God bless and thank you, sister Mary!!

Amen 🙏

Amen Sister Mary. Everything we have comes from the Lord. He blesses us with all that we have. And therefore we should find it in our hearts to give Him thanks and praise for all He has given to us. And use the wealth that He gives us by doing good.

AMEN and AMEN. Thank you sister for sharing. We join you in giving Thanks to our Lord. Blessings

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God bless you faithful brother Michael!🙏🏼🙌🏼🤲🏼

So beautifully stated sister Mary, and yes, a GREAT reminder! Thank you for faithfully sharing your insight on VOTD. Sister Lee

Thank You, Lord for all the many blessing You have blessed me with. Help me to honor You by blessing and helping others.

Amen. "become self-reliant and feel we no longer need God". That is something to be avoided daily.

Amen Mary a good reminder that we are never to feel self reliant for we will always be dependent on Him! God bless you my sister in Christ!

Thank you for the additional scriptures this morning. I especially like the one from Phillipines "I have learned the secret of being content"
God's Blessings to you and your family, sweet sister Mary. Amen 🙏

We shall remember the Lord our God, for it is He who is giving us power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to our fathers, as it is this day.  What do we have that wasn't given to us, either by God's generous grace, unexpected blessing, disciplining hardship, providential opportunity, or our good health? And when we stand before the throne of judgment, what will our claim to grace be? Our claim on grace is based only on God's generous and loving gifts that have made us pure, holy, and whole! Nothing we possess, accomplish, or buy can give us such a claim. Only God's generosity, grace, and love can bring heaven's greatest gifts to us. We thank you, dear Father, for your wonderful and extravagant blessings. All that we have, all that we are, and all that we ever hope to be exists only because of the mercy and grace you have lavished upon us. Thank you, in Jesus' name. Amen.🙌🤲🙏
Freely we have received, freely we give.

His grace alone, His grace is enough! Amen. God bless my sweet brother Kennedy!

Oh yes, it is all by his grace and mercies. Amen 🙏

My faithful sister Jennifer, be blessed!

" Freely we received, freely we give." Amen and amen my dear Brother Kennedy, God bless you.

AMEN. Thank you brother for sharing. Blessings in our Lord and His Blessings and blessings

Amen!!! God bless you and thank you, brother Kennedy!!

Amen

Amen faithful brother Kennedy! Thank you for sharing your heartfelt message and prayer with us my faithful brother in Christ Jesus! I stand with you in both my brother! God bless you and keep you always!🙏🏼🙌🏼🤲🏼
“ Freely we have received, freely we give.” AMEN! 🙏🏼

Amen…

Amen brother Kennedy!

Amen

Powerful testimony faithful brother Kennedy! God Bless you, Amen

“Use your Spirit to forge in me a heart like Jesus' heart.” Amen Pastor Phil, amen!
Moses is giving the last instructions to the people of Israel. It is almost done his journey, and the people of Israel are so close to get into the Promised Land. It has been a very long journey, but the people to get into it is not the same that was delivered from Egyptian slavery. The promise that God gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is that their descendants are going to take possession of a land flowing with milk and honey, it is time that promise to be full filled.
The people of Israel that was walking with Moses, it wasn’t faithful with God, there were people who rebelled to God so many times. But God wants to bless them and to fulfill what He promised to their forefathers.
Short time after leaving Egypt, the Lord says to Moses: “Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people." (Exodus 33:3)
Bit the Lord is faithful, what He has promised, He is going to fulfill. That is the mercy and grace of the Lord. He said: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.” (Matthew 24:35)
Like with the people of Israel, our God does with us too. His mercy, grace and compassion are with us, His faithfulness and blessings too.
The same way that He provides for the people of Israel, He does with us, He will do too. He never change, He is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)
We don’t deserve His blessings but in His great love He lesses us, and He delights in doing so. Blessings of salvation, of forgiveness, of restoration, of healing, of provision, of prosperity, of peace, of strength, of long life, of good family, of righteousness, of His grace and favor. All these blessings make us rich, we do not lack anything, we have the Good Shepherd with us, and like David said: “The Lord is my Shepherd l shall not want.” We say the same.
We need to remember that we are blessed to bless others. We cannot keep the blessing just for us, for if it is not shared, we can loose it.
It is good that at all time say thanks to the Lord. Good times, bad times lets say thank you, Lord! Thank you Lord for all the blessings, thank you!

We are blessed to be a blessing! God's gifts are grace upon grace, abundant love - how can we not share, His Light should spill out of us! May we share His Love today.

Thank you for such a great message my loving sister Alba, God bless you!

Amen, God bless you Sister Michelle.

Amen. Blessings sister.

Jesus said: “freely you received, freely you give!” (Matthew 10:8) if you make your blessing flows, its going to run freely and it is going to be a fountain of blessings flowing from the Father through you to people around you! Keep the blessings running dear sister Michelle!