Tithing Brings Blessing

In Malachi 3:10 it says,

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.

How powerful is that verse? Can you imagine the floodgates of heaven being poured out on you? It's an incredible picture.

This is also the only verse in the Bible where Gods says, "test Me in this!"

God is telling you to test Him with your tithe. Give Him His share and He will pour out more blessing than you have room for.

With the economic climate being so unstable it's harder and harder for Christians to understand this verse out of fear that they will not be able to pay for the the things they need. God knows the things you need. So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. (Matthew 6:31-32) By giving your tithe you are saying that you put God first, and you trust in Him to take care of the rest. "Test Him in this!" He's telling you to test Him. "Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty

Hebrews 11:6, And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

I write this lens not as a church or a Christian organization trying to raise money. I'm just a fellow Christian who truly believes in the blessings that tithing brings.

I'm not judging your relationship with God, I'm not picking on you if your don't give a tithe. I realize this is a touchy area for some and by no means do I want to push you into anything or away from anything. God will guide you, I just want to share my beliefs about tithing with you. God loves you no matter what and in no way am I trying to take away from that.

We know that the Bible promises that "those who seek the LORD shall not lack in any good thing" (Psalm 34:10). By giving up everything, including finances we are trusting the Lord to provide our needs.

God specifically asks for our faith and trust. When we are willingly surrender a tenth of our income, especially when we believe we can't afford to, we're telling God, "I believe You will take care of me and provide for me." God wants for us to be able to look beyond our circumstances and rely on Him for our needs.

Money is one of the hardest things for any man to part with. We can only demonstrate our faith with our actions. It is faithful behavior that evidences Christ within us. Before you close your heart to the word "tithing" I encourage you to pray and listen to what God is telling you. Drown out the voice of worry, despair and financial tribulation and really listen to what God is telling you. If you truly believe that the Lord is not asking for your obedience in this area then no one can judge you. Don't let the decision to tithe come from pressure but let it come from prayer.

God doesn't want us to give so much for His sake as for our own. He wants us to be obedient and give Him opportunities to bless us. He wants us to trust Him to meet our needs. He wants us to be disciplined and mature so that we are more useful in His service. He wants us to take responsibility for our Christian family and support our churches. He could do all these things on His own without our money but what would we learn? It's act of Love on God's part by asking us for things that hard to give up, it makes us stronger.

Three Reasons the Old Testament Still Applies:

1. It provides a foundation for the New Testament

2. Jesus constantly refers to the Old Testament in His teachings

3. All the fundamental teachings come from the Old Testament

Jesus is constantly refering to the Old Testament teachings, and if Jesus thinks the Old Testament is important......well so do I.