Cheating God...

Cheating God out of what already belongs to Him shows us where our hearts really are spiritually. When we give back to God it shows that we know where our provisions and blessings come from. Our hearts first loyalty is not to anything in this world rather it’s priority is to our Lord, the Maker of this world. The principle of this passage is this: Giving back to God what already belongs to Him, brings Him pleasure, shows Him where our loyalties are (revealing the condition of our heart), and brings us blessings beyond measurement.

8 “Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated Me!“But you ask, ‘What do You mean? When did we ever cheat You?’“You have cheated Me of the tithes and offerings due to Me. 9 You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating Me. 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in My Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put Me to the test! 11 Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 12 “Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Malachi 3:8-12