1 Chronicles 29:10-13
So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.
David had desired to build the temple. God said no!! David didn't stop with the "no" and instead put together the plans, the material and the people to make it happen. He realized that God still wanted him to be faithful. But, all this was not because David was so great and wonderful ... although God tells us that his heart pursued God. David recognized that any accomplishment he had accomplished was because of what he spoke in the above prayer. God is to be blessed forever for every thing that we have for us or given to Him. "Everything" in heaven and earth is His. We don't give our tithes to Him because "we" are so gracious. We give our tithes to Him because that 10% and the other 90% are all HIS. Whatever we give Him or give to others for Him is because He has made our hearts gracious and has blessed us with something to give. Let's not be so high and mighty about what we do for Him. Let's, instead, be humble in spirit and recognize that our goodness is because He is good to us and has shed grace in our hearts. Honor, riches, might, blessing and all benefits come from God.
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