(Mal 3:10-11 NIV) 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 you will not have room enough for it. {11} I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit,” says the LORD Almighty.
When people come to us and say they are having financial trouble, we ask them “do you tithe? Do you give? Do you help anyone other then you?”
A lot of times they say “well, we can’t really afford to tithe.” We say, “OK, that’s where your problem is.” We immediately get them on track with their tithes. That is the start of a new road for them!!
Bring our tithe into the storehouse. When God says “storehouse”, this is a place where God directs us to give. It’s important to Him as to where we give our tithe.
If we don’t go to church it doesn’t mean we are exempt from this. A lot of people don’t go to church these days. It’s hard nowadays to find a good Biblically-grounded church with heartfelt worship and accurate teachings.
(Isa 29:13 NIV) The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.
However, God will direct us to a place where it is safe for us to give our finances. Please don’t fall into the trap of not giving. We want to stay diligent about bringing our tithe into the storehouse and not take it lightly.
Why? The obedience toward God is what protects us. As we obey His Word, and do as He asks with our finances, we come under a covering and this covering breaks the chains that try to keep us in bondage.
If we are having trouble financially today, it could be because we are not faithfully giving into the storehouse or we are giving to the wrong storehouse.
Let God help us with this today!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-377-5400
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