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8 “Will =
a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.
”But yo=
u ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’
”In tit=
hes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse-your =
whole nation-because you are robbing me. 10 Brin=
g the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. =
Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open=
the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not=
be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent p=
ests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop =
their fruit before it is ripe,” says the LORD Almighty. 12 ”Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a=
delightful land,” says the LORD Almighty.
Malachi 3:8-12
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Test God Fearlessly &nb=
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also serve a God that encourages us to test him. In Malachi, God chal=
lenges the masses in the test of tithing, but also says that the act of giv=
ing is also a challenge for the Almighty. “Test me and see…” says t=
he Lord, “see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven”. Som=
etimes we neglect to understand that tests in life also reveal the extraord=
inary power of God in our lives. With each summons to endure, God als=
o rises to the occasion. With the Hebrew boys, the Lord took the fir=
e out of the furnace. Through Esther, the Lord made a way for Israel =
to be saved. In the storm on the lake, Jesus saved his disciples by s=
aying “Peace, be still”. Tests will come, but God will also be reveal=
ed in the fullness of his might. Going through right now? Wait =
on the Lord. God will be right on time… O Christ Jesus, when all is darkness and we feel our=
weakness and helplessness, give us the sense of Your presence, Your love, =
and Your strength. Help us to have perfect trust in Your protecting l=
ove and strengthening power, so that nothing may frighten or worry us, for,=
living close to You, we shall see Your hand, Your purpose, Your will throu=
gh all things. Amen.
ola
Rev. Jeffrey Brown
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