Tithing: Your Formula To Financial Prosperity

(Today's devotion is brought to you by Paul and Superfly Kingsley)

Scripture Reference: Malachi 3:10-11 (NKJV)

Many of us are familiar with verses that tell us not to tempt our God; in fact, if you were to look at The Ten Commandments that God spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20:1-17 NKJV), you can see that He mentioned “You shall not” ten times in this short reading.

But did you know that there is one area in our lives that the Father asks us to test Him in? That area is in your finances. This is what Malachi 3:10-11 (NKJV) 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. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the LORD of hosts;”

This is the answer to your financial prosperity, and being free from worrying about whether you will have enough! When you bring your hard-earned money or pocket money into His storehouse (ie. the church), He will see to it that you will never lack; in fact He will bless you until “there will not be room enough to receive it”.

Besides this promise, He will also prosper your work and all that you do; your family (whether they are saved or not), life and property will be sealed with His protection from the evil one (v. 11). If you need a real life example, think Rick Warren. Here is a man that knew and took our Father’s word seriously, putting it to the test. As a married couple, young Rick and his wife started off tithing 10%, and with each year, they increased that amount by increments of 1% per year. Thus by the third year, they were giving 10% tithes and 3% offerings. The end result? Our Father blessed him with a highly successful ministry at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California USA.

Not only that, they also received so much financial blessings through their series ‘The Purpose-Driven Life’ that they have become reverse tithers – giving away 90%, and keeping only 10%, and they are still VERY RICH!

The world tells us to invest in this stock or in that property, but they could never guarantee the returns. But our Father stamped, chopped and sealed that in His word for the whole of eternity. What’s more, it is guaranteed with our Saviour’s blood! You are destined to be prosperous!

Prayer: “Father, according to your Word given in Malachi 3:10, I will “now try You in this” - believing that my financial prosperity can be found through tithes and offerings to your Storehouse. I will stop robbing you and robbing myself from the overflowing blessings You have upon my life. Henceforth, I stop looking at my lack of money and confessing that I have not enough, but I hold on to the promises now made manifest through the blood of the Lamb. Praise your name, O Father and thank you Jesus for the finished work on the cross. Amen!

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