DEFINITION
The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully.
SCRIPTURE READING
Malachi 3:10, “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and 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.”
MAIN POINTS
- GOD BLESSES THOSE WHO TITHE: God blesses (or empowers to succeed) those who tithe and keep His commands.
- GOD’S BLESSINGS OVERFLOW TO HIS PEOPLE’S LIVES: God not only promised to meet our needs, but He also promises to give us enough to help meet other’s needs.
SUMMARY
When we give to God He gives back to us abundant blessings that are more than we can personally contain.
APPLICATION
- Give God your tithe faithfully.
- Pray and ask God to bless you to be a blessing.
CONFESSION
The tithe was “implied” with Cain and Abel; “revealed” to Abraham, “established” in the Law of Moses, and is still “relevant” for today. It comes with a “blessing and curse,” it must be “qualitative,” a “priority,” and a “faithful” practice in our lives. The tithe “advances” the Kingdom of God, tests our “maturity,” breaks the attitude of greed through “obedience,” is “mandated” for all, and brings us into “partnership” with God and His Church.