by Pastor Simon
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. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground.
Malachi 3:10-11 - KJV.
First God says, "Bring all the tithes!" Then He says, "Prove Me with this!" God makes a demand on us and then tells us to make a demand on Him. He says, "Try Me out with your tithe. Watch Me prove Myself true to My Word to the tither!"
As a pastor, I am very conscious that the all round well-being of my church members depends for a large part on their diligent consistency in giving tithes. Yet, at the same time, I don't want to put any pressure on anyone to give them. So one day in prayer I asked, "Lord, when is the moment in a spiritual babe's life that he or she should start tithing?" Immediately in my heart I heard, "New believers are ready to tithe the moment they're ready to prove Me with their tithe!"
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