OPEN HEAVENS
Tuesday July 22
TOTAL COMPLIANCE REQUIRED
Memorise: Bring ye all the tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now herewith,
saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open
you the windows of heaven, and pour you
out a blessing, that there shall not be room
enough to receive it. Malachi 3:10
Read: Malachi 3:8-10
8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed
me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed
thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are
cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed
me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all
the tithes into the storehouse, that there
may be meat in mine house, and prove me
now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I
will not open you the windows of heaven,
and pour you out a blessing, that there
shall not be room enough to receive it.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : DEUTERONOMY
29:1-31:13 and JOB 8:20-9:12
Message
When we teach about tithes and first
fruits, some people think that it is the
pastor’s way of making money but they
are making a great mistake. When you put
God first, He will make sure that your
blessings are irreversible. But if you decide
to give Him second place in your life, you
may not be happy to see what follows.
Sometime ago, one young man came to me
and said, “Daddy, God has answered your
prayer”. I replied “Amen. What exactly
happened?” He said one prominent chief
called him and asked him to sell his house.
The property had thirteen flats: twelve
regular flats and a penthouse on top. The
chief told him how much he wanted to be
paid from the proceeds of the sale, saying
he did not care about how much the man
would sell the property for. By the time the
brother calculated the profit he would
make from the transaction, he screamed in
excitement. “Daddy, from this deal alone, I
am settled for life”. “Really,
congratulations ! Did you say thirteen
flats?” “Yes”, he replied. “Good. That means
you will give one of the flats to the church
as tithe since the tithe of thirteen is 1.3”.
“But, Daddy”, he protested, “This is only
the first breakthrough. Let God wait until I
get more”. A week later,he got a buyer
who was ready to pay an amount far more
than the amount the owner wanted to sell
the property. So the brother went back to
the chief and said: “Sir, I am ready to pay
now for the property. Where do I pay the
money to?” “What are you talking about?”,
the man asked in surprise. “Sir, I mean the
house you asked me to sell for you. I have
gotten a buyer; Just tell me where you
want me to pay the money into” he
replied. Looking surprised, the chief said,
“Whatever charm you used on me has
been destroyed. Who told you I want to sell
my house?” That was how he lost out
completely.
When we talk about tithe, some people
think ten percent is too much for God. If
you are one of such people, wait until you
compare ninety percent of something with
hundred percent of nothing. Decisions that
are taken daily sometimes await your
obedience or otherwise to know on which
side to fall –in your favour or out of favour.
Comply fully with God’s requirements in
order to see the better side of life.
Key Point:
Tithing is an obligation for every believer
in Christ. It is not optional