Pay God First

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says, Think about what you have done. You have planted much, but you harvest little. You eat, but you do not become full. You drink, but you are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but you are not warm enough. You earn money, but then you lose it all as if you had put it into a purse full of holes. Haggai 1:5-6

In this passage God is rebuking people for being selfish i.e. not thinking about Him and His house. Clearly, God expects to receive the first 10% of our spending. When we meet His expectation in this, He promises to break curses, rebuke devourers of our wealth, and open the heavens.

Yet many people just cannot find any money at the end of the month left over to give to God? That's the problem, as He so eloquently puts it: He wants to be paid first.

Making ends meet? Consider your ways.