Malachi 3:8-9 (NKJV) 8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse,
For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation.
Have we cursed ourselves with a curse?
When most people think of the above verses and they discuss tithing, they typically focus on the fact that if we aren’t tithing, we’re robbing God. But today, let’s look at this from a different angle.
Did you notice that it says “you are cursed with a curse”, in verse 9? Yes, it does!
And do you know why they are cursed with a curse? Because they have robbed God by not giving of their tithes and offerings.
So let’s look at this from the opposite point of view. If withholding our tithes and offerings from God brings a curse, then giving our tithes and offerings offers protection from that very same curse.
It’s true. As we give of our tithes and offerings, we are allowing God to place a layer of protection around us that prevents us from being “cursed with a curse”. If we withhold our tithes and offerings, we cause this protection to be removed and make ourselves vulnerable to this curse.
Furthermore, our tithes and offerings are more than just a “lip service” that we pay to God. Giving to God strictly out of a feeling of obligation is an insult to Him.
Tithing, giving of our finances, should be done as an act of worship to the God who supplies all our needs.
Philippians 4:19 (NKJV) And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
It should be our way of saying “God, everything I have is from you and because of you and because I understand this and I’m thankful, I want to give you honor and glory by giving back to you and your work”.
This should be the true essence of tithing in the New testament church today.
So let me ask; are we cursed with a curse or are we covered by God’s protection over our finances?
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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