Love Gives

“If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?” 1 Corinthians 9:11

In 1928, Paul J. Meyer was born into a poor immigrant family. Paul’s parents gave him something far greater than material wealth — they instilled Christian values along with strong moral principles, a robust work ethic, and a burning desire to learn and excel.
Paul’s commitment to Christian Stewardship began with the words of another notable Christian business leader. As a young professional, Paul heard the testimony of Christian industrialist R.G. Letourneau.

Mr. Letourneau gave his testimony and said that his goal was to give 90 percent of his income to the Lord’s work and live off 10 percent. He wanted to reverse the common Christian idea of tithing. This struck a chord with Paul –it became a turning point in his view of wealth as belonging to Christ and not him.

In the days that followed, Paul committed to tithing. He would pursue this commitment to Christian Stewardship for the rest of his career.

In 1984, Paul and his wife Jane established the Foundation, which has provided more than $75,000,000 in support of non-profit organizations that have met the spiritual and physical needs of people the world over.

Paul said: “The only time God ever challenges us to test Him in the entire Bible is in the area of tithing! He said in the last half of Malachi 3:10 to “test me in this and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”

One very good investment you can make is financially supporting the pastors and ministers of your church.

Ask Jesus to give you wisdom on how best to invest in His work.

“Giving is the thermometer of our love.” – Benjamin R. De Jong

“On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.” – 1 Corinthians 16:2