The Floodgates Of Heaven

There is a family at FRC-Lima which has faithfully served the church in a variety of leadership and volunteer positions, and always at a very high level. They travel 90 minutes by public bus, each way, to be with us on Sunday mornings. They also always have been very faithful with their tithe, even in the middle of some very challenging financial circumstances. Recently, this family approached Dorcas and me, and told us how they had received a large financial bonus, totally unexpected, and the first thing that they wanted to do was to tithe 10% of their bonus to the church!

This family is a living example of God's promise in Malachi 3:10 (NIV), when He says, "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it."

This family brought their whole tithe into the storehouse, faithfully, and so God threw open the floodgates of heaven for this family! This is a wonderful story and an important lesson for us in ministry to keep in mind as we worry and fret in the middle of this worldwide financial crisis. If we are faithful to God with our tithes and offerings, then He will be faithful to us with His blessings.