September 3, 2025 – Toss In A Tip

Toss In A Tip

September 3, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 3:9-10
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

   

     My wife and I like to go out to eat occasionally. No fancy places, mind you, nor dumps either; just a clean place to sit and be served a good meal. At lunch one day, the lady who waited on us was very courteous. The food was delivered promptly and was good. It came time to pay the bill, and I added the tip to the bill as I paid it. As we left, my wife asked, “How much did you leave her?” I said, “I left fifteen percent of the bill.” She looked at me with the, I cannot believe you look. (Guys, you know what look I mean.) Then she said, “That is not enough, you should be leaving about twenty percent with today’s prices the way they are.” Hey, I am sorry, but no one had told me about the etiquette change, and besides, did the price of the meal go up too? Anyway, to make a long story short, I now try to leave twenty percent or more.

 

     I said all that to say this. When was the last time you sat in church, the offering plate came by, and you tossed in your offering, then someone said, “You know we ought to be putting in more today with the way prices are.” I am sure that never happened. How about at least giving a tithe? Some people have such a hard time giving ten percent to God, who gave them everything they have, but have no problem giving a waiter or waitress a fifteen to twenty percent tip, even though all they did was bring them a burger. Maybe we ought to forget tithing and start tipping God. It seems we respect our servers more than the King of Kings.

  

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

    We should not be guided by a tithe. From a loving heart for God, we should be willing to give to the Lord through the local church to help tell others what He can do for them. The Bible says honor God with our firstfruits, and He, in turn, will have no problem blessing us. It is not the money He wants; it is the heart of gladness toward Him for His own. 

 

How does God stack up next yur waitress?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and today’s Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: September  3, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
Isaiah 49, 50 / Psalm 59
Proverbs 3 / John 2

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Psa. 130-137  /  1 Co. 8