What is God’s

September 2

(Luke 20:25 NIV) ““He said to them, “Then give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.””

(Psalm 50:8-12 NIV) “I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me. {9} I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, {10} for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. {11} I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine. {12} If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.”

(Haggai 2:8 NIV) ““The silver is mine and the gold is mine,” declares the Lord Almighty.””

Jesus told us to give to Caesar what was is Caesar’s, and to give to God what is God’s. The greatest sin of humanity is not giving to God what is His. Many Christians debate about what to give to Caesar, but far fewer seem concerned about what they should give to God. The Church must quit spending so much time and energy on what Caesar does or doesn’t get, and focus on the God side of this equation. If it is true that God owns everything, then why do so few Christians live as if everything really belonged to God? Why are so many of us content to rob God by not giving Him what we owe Him? Why are so many Christians satisfied with their giving when the national average is a paltry 3.1% of their income? At a tax rate of 20%, this means Caesar is getting seven times more than God! Keep your priorities straight. Give to God what is God’s! -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day