The Impersonal Life

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====== The Inner Life ======
== THE HERALD OF THE NEW AGE | OCTOBER 1937 ==
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==== THE PRIVILEGE OF TITHING ====
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THROUGH the Radiance of the Christ Light, Love and Life that is shining forth into the whole earth, a great Spiritual awakening is taking place, and tens of thousands are responding to the Inner Urge to “KNOW THE LORD”—for which we rejoice with thanksgiving unto our beloved Master, the LORD of Lords; for His Service in the earth is increasing and filling every responding need, individually and collectively, to the glory of God according to the great Plan.

One of the evidences of this great awakening to Spiritual Realities is found in the many requests we have recently received for a deeper understanding of the Law of Tithing. Praise the Lord!

Consider the Essence of Truth contained in the words recorded in Malachi 3:7-12. The peoples of the world have thought to rob God, and they are now finding that they have only robbed themselves. The world-wide turmoil and want is the result of self-robbery. The human cry that arises on every hand is this, “Others have robbed us, and God has forsaken us.” The Truth of the matter is this: Each one has robbed himself if he has been robbed; and each one who feels forsaken has forsaken God. Individual, national and world economic problems, while the monetary system shall last, can all be solved by true tithing.

He who says that he cannot afford to tithe, is saying, “I cannot afford to prove God.” Such an one also says, by act if not by word, “I do not want the blessing of God’s Bounty. I am proud of my poverty, economically, physically, mentally and Spiritually. I enjoy my privations far too much to part with them.”

The Laws of God are sure; the same yesterday, today and forever. The world is like a mighty parade on the march. Those who do not keep step and march on are left behind. The parade has not forsaken them—they have forsaken the Parade! Each is called upon to keep responding to Reality if he would hold his place in the mighty parade—for the Parade moves on! Each one who would experience the Release into Perfection is required to Harmonize with the Laws of God through LOVE, that he may function fully and freely where he now is, in this instant of Eternity.

Though the Responding One has only a dime he will dedicate a tenth of it to God, that by reason of his Response he may allow himself to be attuned to the limitless Resources of his Father within him. He who has great riches has the privilege of dedicating a tenth of his wealth to the Lord’s Service in the earth, that he may abide in happiness; for, otherwise, his riches will be bitter as gall to him, and sorrow shall fill his heart.

All the Stewards of the Lord’s Wealth are functioning between these two extremes—and the Law applies to all alike, no matter who or where or in what circumstances. This is the Law of God. Those who have taken God at His Word, and have “proven” Him, have enjoyed the rich reward. You can look about you and see abundant proof of what happens to those who have refused to take God at His Word.

There is a right and a wrong way to tithe. He who tithes to “get reward,” or because he feels that he “ought to,” will receive no blessing. He who feels the Urge of the Spirit within himself so deeply that he is filled with thanksgiving, praise and gratitude to God, so that he rejoices in the privilege of tithing, shall surely become an Open Window through whom the Lord’s increase shall freely flow in blessing to the world.

Until a person has grown to the point where he no longer enjoys his privations and sorrows, so that he no longer boasts of them, but is ashamed to speak of them; until he is filled with the urge to tithe, it is best he should not do it.

If you do it grudgingly, do not do it at all. Continue as you have in the past, and in due season you will awake to the joys of which you have been robbing yourself.

When you desire to tithe, that you may thereby express your gratitude to God, select some Spiritual Activity in which you are deeply interested, and give your tithes with rejoicing, thus proving yourself to be worthy as a Steward of the Lord. Until you are a worthy Steward you are not worthy to be an Open Window of Increase.—Uranda.
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