Memorise:
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may
be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I
will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that
there shall not be room enough to receive it. Malachi 3:10
Bible in a Year:
Deuteronomy 29:1-31:13
Read: Malachi 3:8-10
8
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed
thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed
me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD
of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a
blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Message:
When
we teach about tithes and first fruits, some people think that it is the
pastor’s way of making money but they are making a great mistake. When you put
God first, He will make sure that your blessings are irreversible. But if you
decide to give Him second place in your life, you may not be happy to see what
follows. Sometime ago, one young man came to me and said, “Daddy, God has
answered your prayer”. I replied “Amen. What exactly happened?” He said one
prominent chief called him and asked him to sell his house. The property had
thirteen flats: twelve regular flats and a penthouse on top.
The
chief told him how much he wanted to be paid from the proceeds of the sale,
saying he did not care about how much the man would sell the property for. By
the time the brother calculated the profit he would make from the transaction,
he screamed in excitement. “Daddy, from this deal alone, I am settled for
life”. “Really, congratulations! Did you say thirteen flats?” “Yes”, he
replied. “Good. That means you will give one of the flats to the church as
tithe since the tithe of thirteen is 1.3”. “But, Daddy”, he protested, “This is
only the first breakthrough. Let God wait until I get more”. A week later, he
got a buyer who was ready to pay an amount far more than the amount the owner
wanted to sell the property. So the brother went back to the chief and said:
“Sir, I am ready to pay now for the property. Where do I pay the money to?”
“What are you talking about?”, the man asked in surprise. “Sir, I mean the
house you asked me to sell for you. I have gotten a buyer; Just tell me where
you want me to pay the money into” he replied. Looking surprised, the chief
said, “Whatever charm you used on me has been destroyed. Who told you I want to
sell my house?” That was how he lost out completely.
When
we talk about tithe, some people think ten percent is too much for God. If you
are one of such people, wait until you compare ninety percent of something with
hundred percent of nothing. Decisions that are taken daily sometimes await your
obedience or otherwise to know on which side to fall – in your favour or out of
favour. Comply fully with God’s requirements in order to see the better side of
life.
Key
Point:
Tithing
is an obligation for every believer in Christ. It is not optional.
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