“Prove Me Now” – Malachi 3:6-10
Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
I. The Meaning Of The .
Malachi 3:10a Bring ye all the tithes
Genesis 28:22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Luke 11:42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
“Abraham commenced it, Jacob continued it, Moses commanded it, Malachi confirmed it, Jesus commended it, and we shouldn’t cancel it.” – Jerry Shirley
II. The Of .
Malachi 3:10b 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.
Malachi 3:11a And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, And he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground;
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
III. The Of Our .
Malachi 3:10a Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse;
Proverbs 3:9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, And with the firstfruits of all thine increase.
1 Corinthians 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
IV. The Of A .
Purpose in the lives and churches who give in this way:
1. The Purpose of Remembering
Leviticus 27:30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.
2. The Purpose Of Reach
Malachi 3:10 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.
3. The Purpose Of Faith