The Word for Today
2022-07-09
Take the tithe test
Written by Bob and Debby Gass
Gangaram Mahes became known in New York as the "Serial Eater." This immigrant from Guyana loves elegant dining but doesn't have the money to pay for it. Instead of denying his appetite, he merely walks into a fine restaurant, orders the best meal on the menu, the finest liquors, and the costliest desserts. He then eats and drinks to his heart's content, and, when the tab arrives, he simply tells the waiter that he isn't able to pay the bill. The police then arrive and arrest him, and he receives at least a few days of free meals in jail.
Guess what: Our churches are full of people who drink the milk of God's blessing, eat the steak of God's kindness, savor the dessert of God's love - and don't even "tip" Him 10 percent. Don't be one of them! When you give God the first 10 percent of your income, a divine dynamic comes into play. God blesses the 90 percent you have left, and it goes much further than your 100 percent without His blessing.
Does that mean God will give you back more money than you gave Him? Not necessarily, but He does promise to bless you more than you have ever dreamed possible. It may be with good health, or favour with your boss, or guidance for your life, or protection for you and your loved ones. God says: "'Bring the whole tithe... Test me in this... see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.'"
Go ahead; take the tithe test.
Soul food: Jer 33:1-36:26; Matt 24:36-51; Ps 122; Prov 15:10-14
Links to Bible verses: Holy Bible
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