In Romans, Paul wrote: “If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches”. (Romans 11:16 NIV)

 

It’s not a coincidence that dough is money and money is dough. It’s not a coincidence that God says, “…the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy....”

 

Our firstfruits are our tithe and offerings. It’s what we bring to God. We don’t give it to God, because the truth is, it’s already his...so we do bring it to him.

 

Malachi reminds us, “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.” (Malachi 3:10) Notice he says, “...the whole tithe...,” not part of the tithe, not some of the tithe, but 100 percent of it. We are to bring the tithe into the storehouse so that there will be resource in His house—and then he promises something in return to us.

 

A Sure Blessing

 

God calls the firstfruits holy. So if part of the dough—your money—is offered as firstfruits—then it is holy, and what’s holy can’t be touched by the devil. What protection! What a comfort and blessing!

 

Jesus said, “The wicked one is coming and he has nothing in me.” (John 14:30)

 

The Amplified Bible says it this way: “I will not talk with you much more, for the prince (evil genius, ruler) of the world is coming. And he has no claim on Me. [He has nothing in common with Me; there is nothing in Me that belongs to him, and he has no power over Me.]”

 

Both of these versions are saying: There’s no way the devil can touch Jesus if there is nothing of the devil in Jesus—which there wasn’t. Therefore, when I bring my tithe—my dough—into the house of God...when I bring my offerings—my dough—to the house of God, then the 90 percent left after my tithe, and the remainder of my money after my offerings is holy—and the devil can’t touch it or me.

 

Praise God! That 90 percent and the rest after your offering are holy! It’s blessed beyond the natural expanse of those funds. God can do more with that in your life than he ever could the 100 percent—because now it’s holy.

 

Make Your Money Stretch

Dough is elastic...it’s stretches. You can take a lump of dough and stretch it out. Money does too when it’s holy. God can take your money and stretch it farther than you ever could with your limited, natural abilities and all-American, know-how.

 

Want to quit living paycheck to paycheck? Make sure you tithe and give offerings above your tithe, which is sowing seed. Make sure you are bringing him your firstfruits.

 

You will be able to do more with 90 percent than you ever thought possible with 100 percent because God is in it!

 

What is God saying to you about this? Contemplate it. Think about it. Let it run through the filter of your brain—yes, God wants your brain and mind too, not just your heart. He wants you to see this through his perspective, through his brain!

 

Meditate on what I’m teaching you and let Him renew your mind—retrain your brain—to think like He thinks...to believe like He believes...to have the faith of God to obey willingly and joyfully. He loves you and He wants to bless you. This is how He empowers you to let Him! It’s His economic system—and it works!

 

Thank you for your tithes to BelieversWay—if you attend one of our churches—and thank you for your offerings that you give above the tithe. I declare today, that “holy” is stamped on your dough! The wicked one cannot touch it!

 

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When you tithe and sow offerings this coming Sunday, remember that your dough is blessed! It’s holy and the wicked one cannot touch you!

 

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