Comments on: Why Every Young Business Needs Vegetables http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/03/why-every-young-business-needs-vegetables/ Michael Pink Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:56:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: c.wyatt http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/03/why-every-young-business-needs-vegetables/#comment-19211 c.wyatt Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:59:55 +0000 http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/index.php?p=81#comment-19211 Gen 2:16-17 “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” God’s commandment not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, seems to us like an arbitrary test of Adam’s faithfulness. Some folk think God set Adam and Eve up to fail. Some folk feel like God is holding something back that we should have. That’s the trick Satan played on Eve. Other folk, wrongly assume the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is forbidden because it’s evil. It’s not about the tree! The tree of the knowledge of good and evil is neither evil nor dangerous… It’s sanctified. The tree is set apart. It’s WHO the tree is set apart for that makes it forbidden! Adam and Eve didn’t understand. They didn’t get it. They didn’t understand the principle! The restriction not to eat the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was designed to teach them. The tree teaches us how to have an intimate relationship with God. God made everything, including Adam. God put everything in the earth under Adam’s authority. But everything in creation still belongs to God. The restriction on the tree was designed to teach Adam that a tithe of creation’s fruitfulness is to be separated out. The separated out portion, the sanctified portion, represents God’s Lordship over all creation! This is the point of tithing. The very first tithe in history was a tree in garden of Eden. God says to Adam. “I will never curse you, but if you eat the tithe you will curse yourself.” “Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat: for in the day that thou eatest there of thou shalt surely die.” Watch this! When you eat the tithe, you eat yourself out of house and home! Didn’t Adam eat himself out of Eden? When you eat the tithe you eat yourself out of the place of blessings. Your obedience about a single tree in the center of the garden is how you show your love to God…. Many sincere Christians don’t tithe because they will tell you loud and long that tithing is not biblical; or if it is biblical it was only for Old Testament believers. These people could not be more wrong. The revelation of scripture is that tithe is a concept, a principle. And the tithe principle is evident in both the old and new Testaments. What's this have to do with vegetables rather than fruit and business? Just this. In Mal 3:10 we are told to bring the tithes into the storehouse. But in Mal 3:11 there is a promie associated with tithing. And this is it. God will rebuke the devourer for our sakes. This simply means that when we obey basic kingdom principals than our business will prosper. Yes, it certainly makes sense to to plant and harvest vegetables because the turn around is shorter. It may be equally as important to be sure that our businesses are founded on fundamental business and spiritual principals. Gen 2:16-17
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”

God’s commandment not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, seems to us like an arbitrary test of Adam’s faithfulness.

Some folk think God set Adam and Eve up to fail. Some folk feel like God is holding something back that we should have. That’s the trick Satan played on Eve.

Other folk, wrongly assume the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is forbidden because it’s evil.

It’s not about the tree!

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil is neither evil nor dangerous… It’s sanctified. The tree is set apart. It’s WHO the tree is set apart for that makes it forbidden!

Adam and Eve didn’t understand. They didn’t get it. They didn’t understand the principle!

The restriction not to eat the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was designed to teach them. The tree teaches us how to have an intimate relationship with God.

God made everything, including Adam. God put everything in the earth under Adam’s authority.

But everything in creation still belongs to God. The restriction on the tree was designed to teach Adam that a tithe of creation’s fruitfulness is to be separated out.

The separated out portion, the sanctified portion, represents God’s Lordship over all creation! This is the point of tithing.

The very first tithe in history was a tree in garden of Eden. God says to Adam. “I will never curse you, but if you eat the tithe you will curse yourself.”

“Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat: for in the day that thou eatest there of thou shalt surely die.”

Watch this!
When you eat the tithe, you eat yourself out of house and home! Didn’t Adam eat himself out of Eden?

When you eat the tithe you eat yourself out of the place of blessings. Your obedience about a single tree in the center of the garden is how you show your love to God….

Many sincere Christians don’t tithe because they will tell you loud and long that tithing is not biblical; or if it is biblical it was only for Old Testament believers.

These people could not be more wrong. The revelation of scripture is that tithe is a concept, a principle. And the tithe principle is evident in both the old and new Testaments.

What’s this have to do with vegetables rather than fruit and business?

Just this. In Mal 3:10 we are told to bring the tithes into the storehouse. But in Mal 3:11 there is a promie associated with tithing. And this is it. God will rebuke the devourer for our sakes.

This simply means that when we obey basic kingdom principals than our business will prosper.

Yes, it certainly makes sense to to plant and harvest vegetables because the turn around is shorter.

It may be equally as important to be sure that our businesses are founded on fundamental business and spiritual principals.

]]> By: Thomas McMillan http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/03/why-every-young-business-needs-vegetables/#comment-535 Thomas McMillan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/index.php?p=81#comment-535 I am looking forward to the rest of this I work for a compoany that really focuses on vegetable clients and ignores the fruit. I think this will provide me with some great insights to share with others in my organization I am looking forward to the rest of this I work for a compoany that really focuses on vegetable clients and ignores the fruit. I think this will provide me with some great insights to share with others in my organization

]]> By: Larry Morris http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/03/why-every-young-business-needs-vegetables/#comment-536 Larry Morris Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/index.php?p=81#comment-536 I believe the trick is finding the balance between fruit and vegetables. We need to vegetables to pay the bills, but we can find ourselvs stagnant if we just keep picking the same old thing. Also, if times change and no one is buying our vegetables anymore, we might find ourselves eating turnips if we haven't been developing any fruit. I believe the trick is finding the balance between fruit and vegetables. We need to vegetables to pay the bills, but we can find ourselvs stagnant if we just keep picking the same old thing. Also, if times change and no one is buying our vegetables anymore, we might find ourselves eating turnips if we haven’t been developing any fruit.

]]> By: Denise http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/03/why-every-young-business-needs-vegetables/#comment-541 Denise Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/index.php?p=81#comment-541 While I always enjoy your receiving your daily message, this particular one will definitely be distributed throughout our organization. While I always enjoy your receiving your daily message, this particular one will definitely be distributed throughout our organization.

]]> By: Alethea Pointer-Etinoff http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/03/why-every-young-business-needs-vegetables/#comment-718 Alethea Pointer-Etinoff Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/index.php?p=81#comment-718 While reading this article the Lord allowed me to see K.A.S.H. (cash, money), as I glanced at Knowledge, Attitude, Skill & Habit. I had not come to the reading as yet. I will truly share this with my husband who has his own business. While reading this article the Lord allowed me to see K.A.S.H. (cash, money), as I glanced at Knowledge, Attitude, Skill & Habit. I had not come to the reading as yet. I will truly share this with my husband who has his own business.

]]> By: Alethea Pointer-Etinoff http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/03/why-every-young-business-needs-vegetables/#comment-719 Alethea Pointer-Etinoff Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/index.php?p=81#comment-719 While reading this article the Lord allowed me to see K.A.S.H. (cash, money), as I glanced at Knowledge, Attitude, Skill & Habit. I had not come to the reading as yet. I will truly share this with my husband who has his own business. While reading this article the Lord allowed me to see K.A.S.H. (cash, money), as I glanced at Knowledge, Attitude, Skill & Habit. I had not come to the reading as yet. I will truly share this with my husband who has his own business.

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