Have you read Malachi 3:10? It says, “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.”
If it seems like a stretch for you to trust God enough to give 10% of your paycheck as a tithe try, to think about those blessings He has mentioned here. Is that selfish? I don’t think so. God is the One who offered them. In fact, He says, “Try Me now in this.” He tells us to try Him, to test Him, to see what He can do.
My husband and I have a lot of testimonies of times when the Lord has poured out blessings from the windows of heaven because we have trusted Him at His word. We have chosen to tithe faithfully through the years and we have found Him to be ever faithful. I tell you this to encourage you and to praise Him.
Just this week the Lord unexpectedly provided us with the exact amount of a large medical bill that we had been wondering how we would pay.
God’s math doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t add up and cannot be explained. It’s just true to His word and proves His faithfulness.
I encourage you to start trying Him now. Test Him in this as He has said. See if He will not continue to provide all your needs according to His glorious needs in Christ Jesus. I believe you will find He is truly the faithful Provider He has promised to be.
Give!
jamie
considering the word 