Matthew 22:15-21

In this scripture, the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus by asking whether it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar. I was amazed at how Jesus can see right through the Pharisees. If he said no, he would've been reported for treason, and if he said yes then the Pharisees were going to say he was disloyal to the nation. When you've got God on your side, it's hard for anything to break you.

Jesus said to give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's. Would it be fair to with hold money from the government but give the money that I cheated the government out of to God? Yet it seems many Christians try to do such things, such as cheating on their taxes. Although I've never done so myself, I admit that I've had similar ideas. Even as Christians, we tend to fall. It never said in the Bible that once we follow Christ we will NEVER sin again but know that when we do, we've got Christ to turn to.

Often I get so worried about my savings and how i should spend the money. The money that i'm tithing could be used somewhere else. I could get myself some really nice shoes. However, I know that tithing is something that i SHOULD do and it's something i WANT to do. Give to God what's God's. God doesn't need my money. It's not the amount that matters. God wants me to dedicate my all to Him, and He will not let me go hungry and He will not leave me out standing the cold. Caesar is not God and the government is not God. It seems that the comparison isn't even valid.