DAY 211 - It's About Time to Tithe

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Today’s Reading: Hebrews 7

Welcome! The purpose of this blog is to encourage Christians to have daily devotion - a wonderful and intimate time with Jesus. There are three reasons for you to use this blog as your daily devotion:
1. A healthy spiritual diet - One chapter of the Bible daily. We really need at least one chapter of Bible daily so that we are well fed.

2. A good example of Spiritual Journaling - What I have committed for 1,189 days(the Bible has 1,189 chapters)to write this daily post is not for teaching purposes but this is my daily spiritual journal - I write down what I hear from Jesus and how I experience His intimate relationship with me each day.

I have launched a wide-spectrum research on daily devotion and have found out that there are less than 10% of Christians that are having daily devotion. Out of that 10%, many having daily devotion are doing so because of guilt (they know that they are Christians and need to have daily devotion and feel guilty if they don’t do that), duty (they need to fulfill their duty as a Christian) or study(lots of Christians primarily use their daily devotion as a time to study the Bible). I do pray and hope that you will make up your mind to have a relational daily devotion so that you can have an intimate time with Jesus. I pray that you will write your own spiritual journal as well.

3. An online discipler – One of the reasons that so many Christians do not have daily devotion is because they do not have a disciple. A discipler can help them build up this basic element of discipleship when they first become Christians. The best way for you is to have a discipler to walk with you for a certain period of time so that daily devotion become a good habit. Or, you may have a small group of two to three people to encourage and be accountable to each other so that you won’t stop your daily devotion. I offer myself as your online disciple to walk with you daily to enrich your spiritual journey. So, shall we start this journey with Jesus Christ our Lord now!


Please read Hebrews 7 and listen to what the Lord Jesus Christ would like to tell you before reading my Spiritual Journal below. If you would like to learn a simple and good way of Daily Devotion method please read my “Count Down 5” from this blog. You may click this link directly for the method:Subject Shifting Devotion.pdf . (You may begin with a song to praise the Lord and complete you devotion by singing another praise song.)

Please click the links below to Hebrews 7:

Chinese: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%207&version=CUV

NIV: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%207&version=NIV

ESV: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%207&version=ESV

Message: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%207&version=MSG

Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything. First, his name means "king of righteousness"; then also, "king of Salem" means "king of peace." Hebrews 7: 2

This is a difficult passage to understand and we need some help from commentaries. Bishop N.T. Wright's new series of guides to the books of the New Testament for everyone is one of the many reference books I use. Bishop Wright says ,"Hebrews 7 takes us into what seems at first sight a technical, almost bizarre discussion of the short reference to Melchizedek in the book of Genesis. It does so because, according to Psalm 110:4, the Messiah, the one to whom all things are put into subjection, is appointed by God as 'a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek'...Some Christians face the danger of forgetting just how central and vital Jesus himself was and is to every aspect of Christian faith."

Yes, indeed, Hebrews 7 draws us to Jesus and that we will not forget how central and vital that Jesus is. In view of Jesus as a Priest, a King and a Prophet, the word "tenth" appears seven times which drew my attention. What I heard from Jesus is that the importance of tithing is a way to show whether we receive Him as our Priest, our King and our Prophet. If you have not start tithing, maybe it's about time for you to tithe! If you have been tithing, may be it's time for you to exercise your faith more so that His Kingdom will be extended through your offerings.

Dear Lord Jesus,

You are my Lord, my King, my everything. Come, open my eyes that I can see you and worship you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Prayer items today:

For ACiC/AI

Bishop: Rt. Rev. Silas Ng

Network Leader: Rev. Peter Klenner

Network Leadership Team: Rt. Rev. Silas Ng, Rev. Peter Klenner, Rev. Ed Hird, Rev. Simon Neill

Bishop’s Chaplain: Rev. Ed Hird

Clergy Formation Advisor: Rev. Ken Bell

Administrator: Mrs. Zenia Cheng

Pray for one ACiC/AI church one day at a time

The Light of Christ Church, Nanaimo

Rector/Senior Pastor: Rev. Kathy King

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