Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Faith's Check Book, Daily
Entry
C. H. Spurgeon
Condition of Blessing
Bring ye all of 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. (Malachi 3:10)
Many read
and plead this promise without noticing the condition upon which the blessing
is promised. We cannot expect heaven to be opened or blessing poured out unless
we pay our dues unto the Lord our God and to His cause. There would be no lack
of funds for holy purposes if all professing Christians paid their fair share.
Many are
poor because they rob God. Many churches, also, miss the visitation of the
Spirit because they starve their ministries. If there is no temporal meat for
God's servants, we need not wonder if their ministry has been little food in it
for our souls. When missions pine for means and the work of the Lord is
hindered by an empty treasury, how can we look for a large amount of
soul-prosperity?
Come,
come! What have I given of late? Have I been mean to my God? Have I stinted my
Savior? This will never do. Let me give my Lord Jesus His tithe by helping the
poor and aiding His work, and then I shall prove His power to bless me on a
large scale.
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