If you’re not actively engaged in acting on the Word of God in tithing, you’re missing out on the devourer being rebuked for your sake. 1: God Rebukes the Devourer for Your Sake in Finances “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes….” –Malachi 3:11 (NKJV) Here are three tithers’ rights every Christian should know. When you are a tither, you have special rights and protections that you can put to work every day! You don’t have to tolerate attacks on your finances, possessions, family or health, and you can expect to walk in favor on every side. If you’re not a tither, repent and get in on the tithing blessing! One who gives cheerfully is a true tither in the eyes of God ( 2 Corinthians 9:7). So, if you’ve been tithing as a religious routine, out of compulsion or without faith-that’s just bucket plunking. That’s why tithing isn’t just a matter of the pocketbook. It is such an honor and privilege to respect and honor our Provider with such a small gift as the tithe. Proverbs 3:9-10 says, “Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine” (NKJV). Although the Old Covenant saints were blessed through their tithing, we enjoy even greater blessings through our tithing today, because we bring our tithes to a High Priest who is greater than Melchizedek or any other Old Covenant priest ( Hebrews 4-8)!īut above all else, tithing is giving honor to God. Again in Genesis 14, we find that Abraham tithed-before the Law.īut Old Testament tithing was just a shadow of what was to come. Tithing didn’t begin with the Law! According to Genesis 4:2-4, before the Law was ever given to Moses, Abel and Cain brought the firstfruits of their labor to God. It is amazing how many believers waste their energies arguing whether or not tithing is a New Testament doctrine. Tithe simply means “tenth.” To tithe is to give 10 percent of your gross income to the Lord. It is God’s design to increase and prosper His people through the principles of giving and receiving return on that giving ( Luke 6:38). There’s a world of revelation waiting to be discovered within these powerful words. This verse covers a lot of spiritual ground. 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 ( NKJV). “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. Yet, most tithing Christians have not learned how to claim those rights! Malachi 3:10-11 is clear about what a tither can expect to receive from the Lord: There are promises in His Word reserved for those who act on it through tithing. Your job? To enforce your rights according to the Word of God. Here is something you need to know: Satan has no authority in your life-but he’s an outlaw, so he sure is going to try anyway. However, when you’re in obedience to God’s Word, as a tither, you are a candidate for prosperity!īut you’re going to have to protect your rights because you have an enemy who wants to steal, kill and destroy everything that belongs to you. Why don’t Christians always live this way? The answer is often a lack of obedience and a lack of knowledge. God wants you blessed! There’s no question about it-God’s will is for His people to prosper and enjoy a life of “always having all sufficiency in all things” (2 Corinthians 9:8, KJV).
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