Daily Devotion - Apr 24 - ?H?sao?a2?A‾ Faith's check book

信心的支票簿 Faith's check book 蒙福的條件 經文: 「萬軍之耶和華說：你們要將當納的十分之一全然送入倉庫，使我家有糧，以此試試我，是否為你們敞開天上的窗戶，傾福與你們，甚至無處可容。」（瑪拉基書三︰10） 很多人讀了這段經文，欲支取這應許，卻沒注意到附帶的條件。除非我們盡了我們的本份，又何能求上帝打開天上的窗戶。若基督徒都獻上該歸給上帝的，上帝在各樣聖工上絕不會讓我們匱乏。 很多人貧窮，因為他們偷取上帝的；許多教會沒有聖靈的同在，因為他們虧待傳道人；若我們未按時分糧給我們的傳道人，沒有盡上養生之責，又怎能怪他們服事不忠？若聖工因我們的奉獻不足，而受到虧損，焉能寄望福音廣傳興旺？ 來吧！朋友們，我們近來為上帝做些什麼﹖我們對救世主是否吝嗇小器？千萬不可！讓我們獻上十分之一，資助聖工，幫助窮人，以此試試上帝，是否為我們敞開天上的窗戶，傾福與我們。 Condition of Blessing Scripture: "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 l shall prove His power to bless me on a large scale. www.glorypress.com