JUNE 6 bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in My 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 (Mal. 3:10). While this great Promise was given under the Law, still, tithing predates the Law by several hundreds of years. The first mention of tithing in the Bible is when Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek (Gen. 14:20). Some claim that while God blessed Israel economically, at least when they did somewhat right, He will not do such to the Church, our blessings only being spiritual! Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, whatever the Lord did for Israel of old, He will do for His People presently, and even greater. How could He do less now under a greater and better Covenant than He did for Israel with an inferior Covenant? If any Believer will faithfully believe the Lord, will ask Him to meet our every need, irrespective if that need is financial, physical, domestic, or spiritual, to be sure, the Lord will answer that prayer. As stated, we now have a better Covenant, based on better Promises (Heb. 8:6). “We have not, because we ask not.” And then, all too often, our motives aren’t right. If that is the case, God cannot honor any request. “You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts” (James 4:2–3). If, under the Old Covenant, the Lord said that He would “open the windows of Heaven, and pour out a blessing, that there would not be room enough to receive it,” He definitely will do the same identical thing now for those who will believe Him.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:42:26 +0000
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