To the principle if tithing (then giving ABOVE the tithe), many say, "I don't make enough money to give like the Bible directs. Stewardship of God's treasures is a concept for those with treasures!"
Blunt response to this: "Unless you trust and obey on this concept, you never will have more."
He who is faithful in little is faithful also in much. (Luke 16)
This also means, those who bow out of the tithe now - with little - would likewise make excuses if they had much.
How can God trust you with much if you won't give when you have little? If you have $10 and won't give a lousy dollar, why would you give $1,000 when you have $10,000?
The Bible tells us that we WILL be trusted with much once we are faithful with little. For those who've not seen this for themselves, this takes a leap of faith, I know, but if you don't believe this one, what other promises of God don't you believe? Do you trust Him? Can He trust you? God's looking for people He can entrust with larger chunks of treasure.
In the end, it's not how much we have that matters ... it's WHOSE it is. It's His, not ours. The sooner we embrace this, the sooner we will loosen our grip on temporal treasures.
Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give what is your own? (Luke 16:11-12)
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