DCLM Daily Manna 7 May 2025 Devotional By Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Unacceptable Offerings
TOPIC: Emphatic Commandment (DCLM Daily Manna 7 May 2025)
KEY VERSE: “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” (Malachi 3:10).
TEXT: Malachi 3:8-12 (KJV)
8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10 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.
11 And 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.
12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
MESSAGE:
There is a story of how seriously an elderly man took the issue of tithing in the assembly led by Charles Spurgeon, the influential English preacher of the 19th Century. The old deacon arrived late to the Sunday service when the sermon had already started. Concluding his message, the preacher asked the deacon to dismiss the service in prayer. Spurgeon repeated his request when no prayer came forth. But the old worshipper replied: “I will, pastor, just as soon as I put my offering in the plate back here. I cannot pray without first an offering to my God.” Later, Spurgeon said the deacon’s statement was the best sermon of the morning.
Giving our tithes and other offerings to the Lord must be preeminent in the believer’s service to their Creator. It is not a perfunctory duty but a must. Since it is God’s command similar to how the Ten Commandments that He issued in Moses’ day, we have to obey it uncompromisingly. Not doing so amounts to denying Him His dues in our covenant with Him. That is equivalent to robbing Him. The penalty, as in the secular system, is some form of punishment. In God’s order, the robber of tithes is cursed. Blessings, however, come the way of those who release their tenth to God.
The Christian’s tithing is not limited to money. We are to selflessly offer our time, skills, family, property (home, land, vehicle, etc.), and service to aid the work of the Lord. None of us in the Body of Christ is bereft of any gifts freely given to us by God. The first and most valuable offering He expects from us is our hearts, after which other dues can follow.
Giving according to how the Lord prospers us (1 Corinthians 16:2) suggests that no one is left out of God’s liberality. He has promised to use our giving as a point of contact to more blessings and victory over evil forces that might attempt to drain our joy through spiritual attacks, ill health, and business setbacks. We must trust Him to fulfill His word as we obey His instructions on tithes.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
If you’re not tithing, you’re tightening the channel of your blessings.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Judges 14-17
Deeper Life Daily Manna was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
