Giving is a tangible way to acknowledge God’s ownership of all we have. First Corinthians 4:7 asks, “What do you have that you did not receive?” The cattle on a thousand hills are God’s, along with everything that moves in the field (Psalm 50:10-11). The earth and all it contains is His (Psalm 24:1). Deuteronomy 8:16-18 says that it is not the power and strength of our own hands that produce wealth, but rather, God has given us the ability to produce it. Giving acknowledges the ultimate ownership