Jesus Revealed in Doctrine YOU CAN'T OUTGIVE GOD
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Luke 6:38.
Have you ever tried to out give God? There are people who have set out deliberately to do that very thing, and have found that it is impossible. Does the idea sound exciting to you or scary? Malachi 3 insists that the person giving does not even have a right motive. It gives a carte blanche promise that those who return to God what is His, in tithes and offerings, are going to receive a blessing. And while it is obvious that the one who gives from the motive of love for God is going to receive the greater blessing, the promise is for anyone who is willing to give.
Malachi 3:10 is the only place we know where God has said, "Test Me. Try Me out." Have you read about the businessmen who have tried Him out? People have gone into partnership with God, in terms of money, and have discovered that His promise is sure. Some do it for business purposes, others from love for Him. But when you discover that God's promise is sure, even for your lesser motives, it does something to change your motives, doesn't it?
The statistics show that probably only 50 to 60 percent of Seventh-day Adventists are faithful tithepayers. But those who are not faithful stewards are showing at least a lack of faith, and possibly ignorance and even stupidity! Will you forgive me for that last one? But it is being smart to realize that nine dollars with God's blessing goes much further than ten dollars without His blessing. It's a simple principle. If you have tried it you know it's true, and there is no debate. In fact, eight dollars with God's blessing goes much further than ten dollars without it! The question in Malachi is not regarding simply tithes but tithes and offerings. Some forget that when they have paid their tithe they have simply been honest--they have not yet been generous! It is when we return our tithes to Him because it is His money, and bring our offerings as well, that we find His promise is still good for today. It is impossible to be more giving, more generous, more unselfish, than God is. You can't outgive God. The more we give to Him, the more He blesses.
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Luke 6:38.
Have you ever tried to out give God? There are people who have set out deliberately to do that very thing, and have found that it is impossible. Does the idea sound exciting to you or scary? Malachi 3 insists that the person giving does not even have a right motive. It gives a carte blanche promise that those who return to God what is His, in tithes and offerings, are going to receive a blessing. And while it is obvious that the one who gives from the motive of love for God is going to receive the greater blessing, the promise is for anyone who is willing to give.
Malachi 3:10 is the only place we know where God has said, "Test Me. Try Me out." Have you read about the businessmen who have tried Him out? People have gone into partnership with God, in terms of money, and have discovered that His promise is sure. Some do it for business purposes, others from love for Him. But when you discover that God's promise is sure, even for your lesser motives, it does something to change your motives, doesn't it?
The statistics show that probably only 50 to 60 percent of Seventh-day Adventists are faithful tithepayers. But those who are not faithful stewards are showing at least a lack of faith, and possibly ignorance and even stupidity! Will you forgive me for that last one? But it is being smart to realize that nine dollars with God's blessing goes much further than ten dollars without His blessing. It's a simple principle. If you have tried it you know it's true, and there is no debate. In fact, eight dollars with God's blessing goes much further than ten dollars without it! The question in Malachi is not regarding simply tithes but tithes and offerings. Some forget that when they have paid their tithe they have simply been honest--they have not yet been generous! It is when we return our tithes to Him because it is His money, and bring our offerings as well, that we find His promise is still good for today. It is impossible to be more giving, more generous, more unselfish, than God is. You can't outgive God. The more we give to Him, the more He blesses.
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