One Sunday, our 3-year-old son Jason had a quarter to put in the offering plate. As the plate passed by, he asked me what God did with the money. I whispered that I'd explain it to him later. He thought for a minute, looked at me and said, "I know. I bet he goes to Wal-Mart!"
—Brenda H., "Life in our House," Christian Parenting Today, Vol. 12, no. 6., Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "OFFERINGS".
Leviticus 27:30 (NKJV) And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S. It is holy to the LORD.
Mark 10:15 (NKJV) Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it."
1 Corinthians 16:2 (NKJV) On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.
