God and Mammon

So, God reveals that there is only the god of Mammon and the One True God. The God of Mammon is revealed in many deities we’ve invented as a means to satisfy our good pleasure. The God of the Universe, the Creator, Yahweh, is revealed in all things, especially our hearts. He is the essential producer. His ways endure forever. Money is an illusion and fleeting (Proverbs 23:5).

MAMMON
I remember being told by Rabbi Randi Lechner that serving mammon was choosing the same thing that Esau did when he traded his birthright for some soup. While the connection is not readily seen, it is tied to all forms of idolatry. Instead of serving God by keeping his commands about how to treat the land and what to eat and other things, we choose our own ways and perhaps end up infertile and sick. Then, we turn to pagan worship of trees of gods we make up to "bless us with fertility."

Mammon has been translated as money, but Rabbi Lechner called it "the god of our bellies."

THE TRUE GOD
I have to write about this subject because the Spirit has opened my eyes about this. Yahweh, the One True God, is High King of Heaven. We pray, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven, and we pretend that we are stewards in His Kingdom. 

While sitting under the teachings of a rabbi during Rosh Hashanah a few months back, I learned that Rosh Hashanah, the biblical new yea,r had a special significance that I did not know of before. It is one of the Feasts of God to which the males were to bring special offerings. The rabbi shared that it is a type of coronation ceremony in which we as believers are to bring our offerings and let Him know that we choose Him for another year as our King.

It was through this teaching that I saw the correlation to tithing. As "loyal subjects" or stewards in the Kingdom of God, tithing is much like paying tribute to our Ruler. Now, for those that would rather not, and have certain claims such as sons and daughters of the King don't pay tribute, help yourself. All I know is, when I was ascribing to this teaching of "just give from your heart." My financial life was a mess.

But, now, that I have been obedient in love for my King by tithing and giving special offerings, He gives me wisdom on how to earn more; He blesses my businesses with increase, and, I prosper as I give. In short, if we follow the instructions He left for us, I mean just short of slaughtering animals and stoning people to death, we have complete and blessed lives. And, because we have demonstrated that we are truly trusting in Him as King, He puts a hedge of protection around everything we have and rebukes the devourer (of finances, friendships, sanity, health...).

Praise God.

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