Thursday, November 3, 2022
Theme: “The Blessings of Offerings and Tithing" Text: Malachi 3:6-10 6. For I am the LORD, I change not; And you, children of Jacob, you were not consumed. 7. Since the days of your fathers you have deviated from my ordinances, you have not observed them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. And you say: What are we to return to? 8. Does a man deceive God? For you deceive me, And you say: How have we deceived you? In tithes and offerings. 9. You are stricken with a curse, And you deceive me, The whole nation! 10. Bring to the treasury all the tithes, That there may be food in my house; So put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts. And you will see if I do not open the floodgates of heaven for you, If I do not shower you with blessing in abundance. Remember: No one can wage a campaign of lies against God and then triumph. Our God does not support lies even if he has mercy on us and forgives us. God does not condone our lies, he hates them. To receive a salary or any income and keep it for oneself, without taking the tithe or the offering; it is theft and fraud. We must take a tenth of our income; it is a sacrifice acceptable to the Lord. Similarly, subtracting a portion to offer it as an offering is a good thing because this offering is sweet smelling to the Eternal God. The tithe or the offering can be in kind, in species, in product of the land resulting from the harvest. A child (firstborn) can be offered as an offering to the Lord to serve in his household, as Hannah and Elkanah lent their only son Samuel to God according to 1 Samuel 1:27-28. Offerings and tithes should not be the cause of our lies otherwise they will also be the cause of our curses. Every tithe or offering is a seed that will germinate and bear glorious fruit. Let us no longer deceive God but offer the tithe and the offering, God will bless us. Excellent Thursday. Amen Alain Louz.-
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