29You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons. 30You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.
31You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.”
I’m guilty of holding back! Recently our church was doing its yearly fundraiser for building upgrades and the children’s ministry and I was considering donating to it, until I heard of the way another administrative staff member was told how she was being let go.
It went something like this. How do you enjoy working here? When do you plan on retiring? Well after the 1st of the year your hours are going to be reduced to zero.
This employee worked two days a week and had been a faithful employee for thirteen years.
This also happened to my wife who worked there.
Then they publish the budget, Payroll Expenses $1,000,000.00
We love our pastor and his teachings but the church administrator doesn’t seem to treat the staff like Jesus would. I ask WWJD?
If it weren’t for all our friends who attend there we would consider a different church.
So we are holding back and donating to other charities.
The firstborn was always considered the best.
A mauled animal would be bloody and torn apart by an unclean animal.
“In the conclusion of this chapter we see the grand reason of all the ordinances and laws which it contains. No command was issued merely from the sovereignty of God. He gave them to the people as restraints on disorderly passions, and incentives to holiness; and hence he says, Ye shall be holy men unto me.” (Clarke)
Blessings, David
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