FROM ME PASTOR AUGUSTINE SMART TO YOU. THE SEVENFOLD BLESSING IN TITHING. MALACHI 3:10 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. TITHE BELONGS TO GOD AND HIS WORK. The Lord clearly tells every believer that the tithe belongs to Him and His work. He even challenges us to test Him: “Prove me now herewith” (MALACHI 3:10). This is the only time in Scripture that the Lord makes that offer. That is one of the most amazing invitations we have ever been given by the Lord Himself; that we, as God’s people, can prove Him in this matter. AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO. I believe the tithe is very important to the Lord Jesus. After MALACHI 3:10, the Lord promises, in verse 11 “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts”. Then again, In the next verse, the Lord gives us the most remarkable promise: “And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts” (MALACHI 3:12). In this noteworthy portion of Scripture, we find the Lord’s command to bring “all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house.” THE STOREHOUSE. Before giving these seven blessings in Malachi 3, the Lord very clearly mentions the tithes and offerings in verse 8: “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings” (MALACHI 3:8). Then He says, “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse” (MALACHI 3:10). The “storehouse” is not just your local church! Many years ago, I taught that the storehouse was the local church. As I have continued to study the Word, and mature in the Lord, I have come to realize that the storehouse is not the local building alone, but the ministry or pastor that feeds your life too. Any ministry or pastor that feeds you the Word of God is that storehouse! The Word of God is clear on this, for He says, “Bring ye all the tithe into the storehouse.” The tithe therefore should be giving to the ministry of God or pastor (man of God) that gives you fresh bread and the meat of God’s Word. If this ministry or pastor has been that storehouse for you, then it is Gods command that you should give your tithes and offerings to this ministry or pastor. In fact, according to the Word of God, you should support whatever ministry or pastor, God uses to feed your life. Following His challenge in MALACHI 3:10, God then begins to give us the seven most amazing blessings of the tithe: As you support the ministry or pastor, that the Lord has placed into your life, the Lord has promised to send these seven supernatural blessings upon your life! THE SEVEN BLESSINGS. 1. YOU WILL HAVE A REVIVAL. “If I will not open you the windows of heaven” (MALACHI 3:10). The windows of heaven always deal with revival. The Lord promises to revive every person who obeys Him and tithes. 2. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE GREAT PROSPERITY. “And pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (MALACHI 3:10). Think about it! God Almighty declares clearly in His Word that the tither will be prosperous—so prosperous, in fact, that there will not be room enough to receive the prosperity and blessings He has in store for the one who obeys Him and tithes. There would be an outpouring of financial blessings more than you can carry. 3. THE ENEMY WOULD BE CRIPPLED. “I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes” (MALACHI 3:11). I discovered that rebuke, to my amazement, means “to cripple” or “to paralyze.” The tithe is so important to the Lord that God Almighty promises He will actually cripple the enemy on your behalf when you tithe. So that he will not be able to touch your life! Remember, the Lord said to prove Him. These things will happen, for this is the Word of the Lord! 4. YOUR FINANCES WILL BE SAFE. “He shall not destroy the fruits of your ground” (MALACHI 3:11). The “fruits of your ground” refers to your money. The enemy will not be able to touch your money as a result of your obedience to the Lord in the tithe. This means that the enemy, whom God has crippled on your behalf, will not be able to touch your finances. The enemy will not be able to touch your money. 5. YOUR FAMILY WILL BE SAFE FROM THE ENEMY. “Neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lordof hosts” (MALACHI 3:11). The hebrew word for vine is gheh-fen, and it figuratively, means, the family of Israel or a family. It is remarkable that in JOHN 15:5, Jesus said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches.” The vine, therefore, means the family. God gives this amazing promise that the enemy will not touch your family, if you obey Him and tithe. 6. YOU WILL BE A WITNESS TO THE WORLD AND A TESTIMONY OF GODS GREAT POWER AND BLESSING. “All nations shall call you blessed” (MALACHI 3:12). In this most amazing blessing and promise, God will bless and prosper you so that the nations of the world will see the blessings of God upon you. In other words, you will be a mighty witness of the power and blessings of God. 7. YOU SHALL BE HIGHLY DESIRED. “Ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts” (MALACHI 3:12). Delightsome in Hebrew is khay-fets, and it means, that in which one takes delight or to be “highly desired.” Therefore as you obey the Lord with the tithe, God will so highly desire you or take much delight in you. DEBT BREAKER. Debt is broken by only one thing—giving to the Lord’s work! It is your tithe that opens heaven, and it is your offering that brings prosperity your way. The Lord requires both, the tithe (at least 10 percent of all your income) and the offering (extra money that the Lord directs you to give). We cannot be blessed without the tithe, and we cannot see abundance without both the tithe and the offering. The Lord clearly states in His Word to give both tithes and offerings. Today, give both to the Lord. Sow your seed. And as you give your tithe and sow your seed-offering this month, lay your hands on that seed and claim the seven supernatural promises of MALACHI 3, in Jesus name!
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:01:57 +0000
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