Jesus Revealed in Doctrine BRING THE TITHE TO THE STOREHOUSE
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. Mal. 3:10.
One time there was a man who decided that the way he would pay tithe would be to tithe his talents instead of his money. He was very stingy with his money. He probably still had the first nickel he had ever made. But he could play the violin. So the way he paid his tithe was to play his violin for Sabbath school!
There have been others who have set aside their tithe in actual money, but have decided to use it as they see fit, instead of turning it in to the church. Some have decided that the church school fund needs the money more than the church--or that some mission project has the greater need. But God has given clear instructions as to what the tithe consists of, and as to what our responsibility is in giving it.
Our text for today says, "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house." What is the storehouse? Let's allow the Bible to interpret itself, and turn to Nehemiah 13:12. "Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries." If you have a margin in your Bible, you will see a marginal reading by the word "treasuries," which refers you back to Malachi 3. The storehouse and the treasuries are the same. Nehemiah 10:38 says, "And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house." Notice that the tithe is to be brought to the storehouse, to the treasury, to the house of our God. It is not our responsibility, unless we have been placed in charge of the funds of the Lord's house, to try to decide whether the funds are being used appropriately.
God's blessing, His promise to open the windows of heaven and give more than there is room to receive, is given to those who bring their tithes into the storehouse. When we bring our tithes to Him, He is enabled to pour out His blessings upon us as He has promised.
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. Mal. 3:10.
One time there was a man who decided that the way he would pay tithe would be to tithe his talents instead of his money. He was very stingy with his money. He probably still had the first nickel he had ever made. But he could play the violin. So the way he paid his tithe was to play his violin for Sabbath school!
There have been others who have set aside their tithe in actual money, but have decided to use it as they see fit, instead of turning it in to the church. Some have decided that the church school fund needs the money more than the church--or that some mission project has the greater need. But God has given clear instructions as to what the tithe consists of, and as to what our responsibility is in giving it.
Our text for today says, "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house." What is the storehouse? Let's allow the Bible to interpret itself, and turn to Nehemiah 13:12. "Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries." If you have a margin in your Bible, you will see a marginal reading by the word "treasuries," which refers you back to Malachi 3. The storehouse and the treasuries are the same. Nehemiah 10:38 says, "And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house." Notice that the tithe is to be brought to the storehouse, to the treasury, to the house of our God. It is not our responsibility, unless we have been placed in charge of the funds of the Lord's house, to try to decide whether the funds are being used appropriately.
God's blessing, His promise to open the windows of heaven and give more than there is room to receive, is given to those who bring their tithes into the storehouse. When we bring our tithes to Him, He is enabled to pour out His blessings upon us as He has promised.
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