...household — or for thy minister — or for the Church of Christ — improve the present season — prefer thy special request, and thou shalt not be sent empty...or a particular per centage of income for religious purposes ; but it is said, " Every man, as he is able, BO let him give." MORE is required, and more,...

...household — or for thy minister — or for the Church of Christ — improve the present season — prefer thy special request, and thou shalt not be sent empty...or a particular per centage of income for religious purposes: but it is eaid, "Every man, at he is able, so let him give." MORE is required, and more,...

...consecrated can we lawfully apply them to our own pleasure, or even to the wants of our fellowmen. We must honour the Lord with our substance, and with the first-fruits of all our increase. 1 1 Tim. vi. 18. 3 Pro*, xix. 17. The offering of the first-fruits introduces a further idea into the...

...the sin of covetousness. Awaken in us a spirit of self-denial. Enable us at all times with holy zeal to honour the Lord with our substance and with the first-fruits of our increase. With a generous liberality may we sustain thy cause ; asking with simplicity and deep...

...that would clash in the slightest degree with the teaching of scripture as to the duty of " honouring the Lord with our substance, and with the first-fruits of all our increase." Thankful as we ought to be for the measure of liberality which characterizes the churches of Christ...

...hand, — promises of a rich return for all that they have truly lent unto the Lord. Are we exhorted to " honour the Lord with our substance, and with the first-fruits of all our increase?" There is a great and precious promise connected with so doing : " So shall thy barns be filled with...

...loving Mary's heart." Our gains are then consecrated. Prosperity is a blessing, not a snare. We honoijr the Lord with our substance and with the first-fruits of all our increase. Riches are valued by us, not as the means of procuring luxuries, but of bringing glory to God and laying...

...become, in heart, in interest, in devotedness, more and more closely identified with that cause. We can " honour the Lord with our substance, and with the first-fruits of all our increase," and so find that " it is more blessed to give than to receive." The practical problem that God gives...

...have also now been placed on the table of the Lord, it is a simple and beautiful token that we desire to honour the Lord with our substance and with the firstfruits of all our increase. As one has said, " The bread and wine, God's good gifts to us, are offered to Him to be blessed by...

...the bounties of His providence, as well as the blessings of His grace? Are we indeed honouring Him with our substance, and with the first-fruits of all our increase? The Lord is not unrighteous indeed to exact at our hand what He has not bestowed, but He does expect that...