That's right. The only time in the Bible that God says it's ok to test Him is in giving of the tithe.
The tithe represents the ultimate 'heart test' for the believer. In his book The Blessed Life, pastor Robert Morris writes, "God gives us stewardship responsibility over our lives. We demonstrate faithful stewardship - we show God that we realize we are stewards, not owners - when we give Him the tithe."
God says, "'Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me on 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'" (Malachi 3:10)
I will tell you from personal experience, that once our family begin to tithe obediently, things changed drastically. And once we began giving beyond the tithe amount, things changed exponentially more. I do not say this lightly, and I'm not speaking hyperbolically.
We either trust God at His promises or we do not. He instructs us clearly to tithe and then some, and promises that He will bless us for our trust and obedience.
Remember, it's not ours to begin with. It's HIS. We are simply stewards of what He's blessed us with.
Do you believe that? And do you show it?
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