Chapter 18—Let Us Prove the Lord
“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.” Shall we
obey God, and bring in all our tithes and offerings, that there may be
meat to supply the demands of souls hungering for the bread of life?
God invites you to prove Him now, as the old year draws to its close,
and let the new year find us with God’s treasuries replenished....
He tells us that He will open the windows of heaven, and pour us
out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. He
pledges His word, “I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he
shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast
her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.” Thus
His word is our assurance that He will so bless us that we shall have
still larger tithes and offerings to bestow. “Return unto Me, and I will
return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.”
Brethren, will you comply with the conditions? Will you offer
willingly, gladly, and abundantly? The foreign missions call for means
from America. Shall they call in vain? Home missions are in great
need of money; they have been established in faith, in different parts of
the field. Shall they be left to languish and die? Shall we not arouse?
God help His people to do their very best.
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No Risk to Run
O, what gracious, full, complete assurances are given us, if we
will only do what God requires us to do! Take hold of this matter
as though you believed the Lord would do just as He has promised.
Let us venture something upon God’s word. In their zeal to be rich,
many run great risks; eternal considerations are overlooked, and noble
principles are sacrificed; yet they may lose all in the game. But in
complying with the heavenly invitations we have no such risk to run.
We must take God at His word, and in simplicity of faith walk out
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