I DARE You to GIVE!

“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field, ”Says the Lord of hosts;“And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the Lord of hosts.(Malachi 3:8-12)

God dares us to give what He asks. DARES us . . .TRY ME IN THIS . . .Basically, "I DARE you to give!" Then watch God . . . No one can EVER out-give God. No one! Now, I am not perfect. I too can be selfish. I would like a newer car, all the latest sports gear, tickets to sporting events, and the like. But I am constantly learning that is not about me first, but God first. I MUST take care of Him first. In order for His Church to be able to function in this world, it needs finances. When people do not give, the "high priest" (Undershepherds, Pastors, staff) cannot eat. If the Church staff cannot function "in the church" they must go outside of the church to earn a living and thus the work suffers. The tithe "feeds" the laborers, as it did the Levites, and thus the work of the Church! One reason (a main reason if not THE reason)the Church is not functioning as the Church is lack of funding. The pastors are out seeking secular jobs and cannot study, counsel, visit, prepare, and preach. Church staff cannot be employed full time and can only do part time work. Funds are not available for serving the Church Body or outreach. Missionaries cannot reach the "outside" world and many must work to fund their calling from God. When disasters occur, folks would rather call upon the government than the Church! Everyone suffers when we do not give properly. We simply do not TRUST God! Many have it twisted. They believe God only blesses in material things. "Blessed and highly favored". . . .You see, (John 10:10) God did not promise rose gardens, big homes, fancy cars, vacations, or even big mega churches with fancy programs. He promised us eternal life with Him. He promised the peace of God and peace with God. He promised, in fact, a peace beyond any human understanding! (Philippians 4:7) We put our time and resources into work, recreation, causes in society, THEN if there is anything left, we give to God.😥 It's time we got it right!