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MAY 15
WHEREIN HAVE WE ROBBED THEE?

Scripture:  Malachi 3:8 “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.”

    This passage beings with a question and a statement.  “Will a man rob God?”  Our first thought at hearing this question is surely not!  No one would think about robbing God!  But apparently some would for He then says, “yet ye have robbed me”. This probably falls in the category of “dumb” criminals.  How could anyone ever think of doing such a thing?
    Then just as quickly as He makes this accusation, they answer with a question. “Wherein have we robbed thee?” Either they really didn’t know that they were robbing God or they are trying to pretend that they didn’t know. Either way the truth still remains that they have robbed Him!  Their question seems to be saying, Lord, you know we would never do anything like that! How could we ever take from you what is rightfully yours?
    The Lord answers their question with this answer, “In tithes and offerings”. They were not giving that portion of their goods to the Lord that He required.  So many think that putting in a dollar when you made a hundred is good, but it’s not a tithe.  The tithe is to be 10 percent of what you made or have!  To withhold the tithe, according to Scripture is robbing God! All He requires is 10 percent and yet we fail to give Him what is rightfully His.  Why does He want us to do this?  Because it belongs to Him!  All that we have comes from God, but He graciously allows us to be good stewards of the 90 percent of what He gives us.  That’s a great deal and it’s equal for everyone!  Everybody pays the same amount, 10 percent.  What a blessing to be able to give to the Lord as He has instructed us to do so!
    “So many blessings He sends to us each day.  So many more when we take the time to pray. So many blessings, more than we deserve. So many blessings from the blessed Lord we serve.”