Robbing God?
Hello everyone,
How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We give God all the glory for who He is. Indeed He is the owner of the cattle upon a thousand hills, and … if He were hungry, He would not tell us, for the world is His and the fullness thereof (Psalm 50v10, 12). However, the Bible does pose a question that, will a man rob God?
Primary Text: Malachi 3v8-12
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 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. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.” Malachi 3v8-12 (KJV)
“Will a man rob or defraud God? Yet you rob and defraud Me. But you say, In what way do we rob or defraud You? [You have withheld your] tithes and offerings. You are cursed with the curse, for you are robbing Me, even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes (the whole tenth of your income) into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and prove Me now by it, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer [insects and plagues] for your sakes and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shall your vine drop its fruit before the time in the field, says the Lord of hosts. And all nations shall call you happy and blessed, for you shall be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.” Malachi 3v8-12 (AMP)
“Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me! “But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’ “You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me. You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.” Malachi 3v8-12 (NLT)
There is giving that we give to others, we give to the poor, to ministers, we give gifts to friends, and God gives us the grace to give. But there is also giving to the Lord. Interestingly enough, when we give to God as we see in Malachi, He even asks us to prove Him and see if He will not open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that we will not even have room enough to receive it. Why don’t you go ahead and prove God? Don’t withhold your tithes and offerings any longer.
Supplementary Texts
“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” Proverbs 3v9&10 (KJV)
Prayer
Father, I thank You for Your Word this day. Forgive me in anyway I have been robbing and cheating You. Grant me the grace to give in Jesus name, amen.
How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We give God all the glory for who He is. Indeed He is the owner of the cattle upon a thousand hills, and … if He were hungry, He would not tell us, for the world is His and the fullness thereof (Psalm 50v10, 12). However, the Bible does pose a question that, will a man rob God?
Primary Text: Malachi 3v8-12
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 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. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.” Malachi 3v8-12 (KJV)
“Will a man rob or defraud God? Yet you rob and defraud Me. But you say, In what way do we rob or defraud You? [You have withheld your] tithes and offerings. You are cursed with the curse, for you are robbing Me, even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes (the whole tenth of your income) into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and prove Me now by it, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer [insects and plagues] for your sakes and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shall your vine drop its fruit before the time in the field, says the Lord of hosts. And all nations shall call you happy and blessed, for you shall be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.” Malachi 3v8-12 (AMP)
“Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me! “But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’ “You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me. You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.” Malachi 3v8-12 (NLT)
There is giving that we give to others, we give to the poor, to ministers, we give gifts to friends, and God gives us the grace to give. But there is also giving to the Lord. Interestingly enough, when we give to God as we see in Malachi, He even asks us to prove Him and see if He will not open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that we will not even have room enough to receive it. Why don’t you go ahead and prove God? Don’t withhold your tithes and offerings any longer.
Supplementary Texts
“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” Proverbs 3v9&10 (KJV)
Prayer
Father, I thank You for Your Word this day. Forgive me in anyway I have been robbing and cheating You. Grant me the grace to give in Jesus name, amen.
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