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Bible Lesson: Cherished
Promises To The Child Of God: Faithful Ones Who Tithe.
Bible Text:
Malachi 3:10 KJV
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.
The Lord's Request:
Bring
ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine
house,
The Lord's Promise:
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.
Tithing:
Genesis
14:18-20 NLT
18
And Melchizedek, The King Of Salem and A Priest Of God Most High,
brought Abram some bread and wine.
19
Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: “Blessed be Abram by
God Most High, Creator Of Heaven And Earth.
20
And blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies for you.”
Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had
recovered.
Genesis
28:20-22 NLT
20
Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and
protect me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food and
clothing,
21
and if I return safely to my father’s home, then The Lord will
certainly be my God.
22
And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for
worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything He
gives me.”
Exodus
25:1,2 KJV
1
And The Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2
Speak unto the children of Israel (God's people), that they bring Me
an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye
shall take My offering.
Leviticus
27:30 KJV
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.
Deuteronomy
8:17,18 NLT
17
He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have
achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’
18
Remember The Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be
successful, in order to fulfill the covenant He confirmed to your
ancestors with an oath.
Deuteronomy
15:10 NLT
Give
generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for The Lord your God will
bless you in everything you do.
I
Chronicles 16:29 KJV
Give
unto The Lord the glory due unto His name: bring an offering, and
come before Him: worship The Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Psalm
50:14,15 KJV
14
Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto
The
Most High:
15
And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou
shalt glorify Me.
Psalm
112:1-10 NLT
1
Praise The Lord! How joyful are those who fear The Lord and delight
in obeying His commands.
2
Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of
Godly people will be blessed.
3
They themselves will be wealthy, and their good deeds will last
forever.
4
Light shines in the darkness for the Godly. They are generous,
compassionate, and righteous.
5
Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their
business fairly.
6
Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous
will be long remembered.
7
They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust The Lord to care
for them.
8
They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.
9
They share freely and give generously to those in need. Their good
deeds will be remembered forever. They will have influence and honor.
10
The wicked will see this and be infuriated. They will grind their
teeth in anger; they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.
Proverbs
3:9,10 KJV
9
Honor The Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all
thine increase:
10
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst
out with new wine.
Proverbs
11:24 NLT
Give
freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.
Proverbs
13:7 KJV
There
is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh
himself poor, yet hath great riches.
I
Corinthians 9:14 KJV
Even
so hath The Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should
live of the gospel.
II
Corinthians 9:6,7 KJV
6
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly;
and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
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.
When we faithfully give to the poor, the down and out,
the homeless those who are hungry, and thirsty, etc. we are doing it
as unto The Lord, Himself.
Proverbs
19:17 KJV
He
that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto The Lord; and that which he
hath given will He pay him again.
Matthew 25:31-46 NLT (The Final Judgment)
31
“But when The Son Of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels
with Him, then He will sit upon His glorious throne.
32
All the nations will be gathered in His presence, and He will
separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33
He will place the sheep at His right hand and the goats at His left.
34
“Then The King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are
blessed by My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the
creation of the world.
35
For I was hungry, and you fed Me. I was thirsty, and you gave Me a
drink. I was a stranger, and you invited Me into your home.
36
I was naked, and you gave Me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for
Me. I was in prison, and you visited Me.’
37
“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever
see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to
drink?
38
Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you
clothing?
39
When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40
“And The King will say, ‘I tell you The Truth, when you did it to
one of the least of these My brothers and sisters, you were doing it
to Me!’
41
“Then The King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with
you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil
and his demons.
42
For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed Me. I was thirsty,
and
you didn’t give Me a drink.
43
I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite Me into your home. I was
naked, and you didn’t give Me clothing. I was sick and in prison,
and you didn’t visit Me.’
44
“Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or
thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help
you?’
45
“And He will answer, ‘I tell you The Truth, when you refused to
help the least of these My brothers and sisters, you were refusing to
help Me.’
46
“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous
will go into eternal Life.”
Prayer:
Psalm
76:11 KJV
Vow,
and pay unto The Lord your God: let all that be round about Him bring
presents unto Him that ought to be feared.
