Storehouse Tithing

 Malachi 3:10  

"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." 

    This passage is often used by those who advocate "storehouse tithing;"  which means bringing the "tithe" into God's storehouse (the local church), rather than giving it anywhere else. They say that gifts to ministries other than the local church should be above the "tithe." We know that the "storehouse" in  Malachi represents the temple or a building on the temple grounds.  However, The Old Testament "tithe" or "tenth" cannot be reasonably equated with ten percent of gross salary of wages which most people earn today.

   My Friends, Above all, giving should be a matter between The Holy Spirit and the Beliver, not a regulation. Now the "tithe" may be an adequate guide for determining how much some people could give. I will say this; "For many in a prosperous society, it is probably an inadequate amount, but the amount of giving must be a personal decision. Apostle Paul wrote that God examines the motives for the giving, not the amount.  "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver," (2Cor. 9:7).   

Amen!

Reading: Mal. 3:7-15

Ref: HG SB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry