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3:10Proverbs 3:10
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Honoring the Lord with possessions and substance and with the first and best of all increase brings abundance pictured as barns filled with plenty and presses bursting with new wine. He is the giver of all benefits whose claim comes first, so returning tithes and offerings acknowledges His ownership and sovereignty. The promise is conditional and still stands, with increase made proportionate to benevolence and obedience so faithful stewards who wisely use what is entrusted to serve Him and bless others receive more, while disobedience restricts the blessing. Withholding from Him and robbing Him in tithes and offerings brings a curse and spiritual and material loss instead of plenty, so that those who rob God rob themselves and may lose both what they withheld and what was entrusted to them. Honoring Him in this way means willing, generous, systematic giving to support His work and to care for the poor, sufferers, and orphans, and such generosity is no loss because God prospers the giver, cultivating Christlike benevolence, making the soul fruitful and refreshed, and storing up treasure in heaven.
Promise and Its Terms
Honoring the Lord with possessions and substance and with the first and best of all increase and firstfruits brings abundance, pictured as barns filled with plenty and presses bursting out with new wine. That honoring is accompanied and followed by material abundance and abundant provision, with full barns and wine overflowing from the presses, and with a special blessing and the promise of abundance for generous giving to the Lord's work. Having no increase is no excuse for withholding when it comes from laziness or slothfulness, since diligent use of time and effort can produce something to give to God's work and treasure in heaven. Using wealth in this way to bless the needy and support God's work secures treasure in heaven, while keeping possessions for selfish purposes leads to eternal loss.
The promise rests on God as the Giver of all benefits, whose claim upon them comes first. Giving Him what He claims, including tithes and offerings, acknowledges His ownership and sovereignty, and He blesses that faithfulness by increasing substance and providing abundance.
The promise is conditional and remains in force for all who do what God requires, including giving generously and supporting work that helps people in need. God's gifts are to be wisely used in His service and to bless others, and faithful stewards who give their means for these purposes will receive more. Material blessing and increase are made proportionate to benevolence and obedience, as first promised to ancient Israel, with increase multiplied or restricted according to obedience or disobedience, and with prosperity and blessing upon labor attending willing and systematic giving in proportion to obedience. Disobedience and withholding tithes and offerings limit the blessings received.
Withholding from God and robbing Him in tithes and offerings brings a curse and spiritual and material loss, with poverty and want instead of plenty. Those who rob God rob themselves and harm themselves as well, and may lose both what they withheld and what was entrusted to them. Property used for God's work and to bless sufferers brings blessing and spiritual prosperity, while withholding brings a curse and spiritual loss. A prosperous person who sets affection on property, abuses God-given powers, and lifts up in pride against God will have possessions quickly scattered, while keeping possessions for selfish purposes leads to eternal loss.
Generous Stewardship Applied
Honoring the Lord with wealth means putting entrusted means to active use for His work and for the good of others, to bless the needy, serve sufferers, care practically for the poor and for orphans, and glorify Him rather than keeping possessions for selfish ends. Giving that feeds the hungry, relieves distress, and advances His cause is itself part of that honor, and possessions so spent bring blessing while possessions selfishly hoarded lead to eternal loss. Generosity toward the poor enriches the giver, and provision is promised to those who do what is required, including liberal support of work that helps people in need.
Such giving is to be willing, generous, systematic, and liberal, rendered in return for the bounties lavished by God, with tithes and offerings given as required and with the first and best of all that one has. Willing obedience in this brings prosperity to labor, with full storehouses and increase multiplied in proportion to benevolence and to the offerings made. Using entrusted gifts unselfishly also makes the soul fruitful and continually refreshed and yields a harvest of good to bring to God.
Having no increase is no excuse for withholding when the lack comes from laziness or slothfulness, since diligent use of time and effort will produce something to give to His work. A willing heart to support His work opens the way to have something to devote to it, and such diligence lays up treasure in heaven. Those who have earthly possessions are responsible, because of the great sacrifice made for them, to advance salvation by willingly and gladly sharing what they have after comfortably providing for their families and supplying their own wants, thereby showing practical interest in the cause and storing treasure in heaven.
Generosity on this rule is not loss, for God provides for and prospers the giver, bearing for a time with the prosperous and testing them to see what they will do with what they gather. Giving blesses both receiver and giver by cultivating self-denial, benevolence, and Christlike character, enriching the giver and accumulating true riches. The soul thus made fruitful and refreshed brings forth a harvest of good, and what is devoted to God and to blessing others secures treasure in heaven and is accompanied by abundance.
Honoring the Lord with possessions and substance and with the first and best of all increase brings abundance pictured as barns filled with plenty and presses bursting with new wine. He is the giver of all benefits whose claim comes first, so returning tithes and offerings acknowledges His ownership and sovereignty. The promise is conditional and still stands, with increase made proportionate to benevolence and obedience so faithful stewards who wisely use what is entrusted to serve Him and bless others receive more, while disobedience restricts the blessing. Withholding from Him and robbing Him in tithes and offerings brings a curse and spiritual and material loss instead of plenty, so that those who rob God rob themselves and may lose both what they withheld and what was entrusted to them. Honoring Him in this way means willing, generous, systematic giving to support His work and to care for the poor, sufferers, and orphans, and such generosity is no loss because God prospers the giver, cultivating Christlike benevolence, making the soul fruitful and refreshed, and storing up treasure in heaven.
Promise and Its Terms
Honoring the Lord with possessions and substance and with the first and best of all increase and firstfruits brings abundance, pictured as barns filled with plenty and presses bursting out with new wine. That honoring is accompanied and followed by material abundance and abundant provision, with full barns and wine overflowing from the presses, and with a special blessing and the promise of abundance for generous giving to the Lord's work. Having no increase is no excuse for withholding when it comes from laziness or slothfulness, since diligent use of time and effort can produce something to give to God's work and treasure in heaven. Using wealth in this way to bless the needy and support God's work secures treasure in heaven, while keeping possessions for selfish purposes leads to eternal loss.
The promise rests on God as the Giver of all benefits, whose claim upon them comes first. Giving Him what He claims, including tithes and offerings, acknowledges His ownership and sovereignty, and He blesses that faithfulness by increasing substance and providing abundance.
The promise is conditional and remains in force for all who do what God requires, including giving generously and supporting work that helps people in need. God's gifts are to be wisely used in His service and to bless others, and faithful stewards who give their means for these purposes will receive more. Material blessing and increase are made proportionate to benevolence and obedience, as first promised to ancient Israel, with increase multiplied or restricted according to obedience or disobedience, and with prosperity and blessing upon labor attending willing and systematic giving in proportion to obedience. Disobedience and withholding tithes and offerings limit the blessings received.
Withholding from God and robbing Him in tithes and offerings brings a curse and spiritual and material loss, with poverty and want instead of plenty. Those who rob God rob themselves and harm themselves as well, and may lose both what they withheld and what was entrusted to them. Property used for God's work and to bless sufferers brings blessing and spiritual prosperity, while withholding brings a curse and spiritual loss. A prosperous person who sets affection on property, abuses God-given powers, and lifts up in pride against God will have possessions quickly scattered, while keeping possessions for selfish purposes leads to eternal loss.
Generous Stewardship Applied
Honoring the Lord with wealth means putting entrusted means to active use for His work and for the good of others, to bless the needy, serve sufferers, care practically for the poor and for orphans, and glorify Him rather than keeping possessions for selfish ends. Giving that feeds the hungry, relieves distress, and advances His cause is itself part of that honor, and possessions so spent bring blessing while possessions selfishly hoarded lead to eternal loss. Generosity toward the poor enriches the giver, and provision is promised to those who do what is required, including liberal support of work that helps people in need.
Such giving is to be willing, generous, systematic, and liberal, rendered in return for the bounties lavished by God, with tithes and offerings given as required and with the first and best of all that one has. Willing obedience in this brings prosperity to labor, with full storehouses and increase multiplied in proportion to benevolence and to the offerings made. Using entrusted gifts unselfishly also makes the soul fruitful and continually refreshed and yields a harvest of good to bring to God.
Having no increase is no excuse for withholding when the lack comes from laziness or slothfulness, since diligent use of time and effort will produce something to give to His work. A willing heart to support His work opens the way to have something to devote to it, and such diligence lays up treasure in heaven. Those who have earthly possessions are responsible, because of the great sacrifice made for them, to advance salvation by willingly and gladly sharing what they have after comfortably providing for their families and supplying their own wants, thereby showing practical interest in the cause and storing treasure in heaven.
Generosity on this rule is not loss, for God provides for and prospers the giver, bearing for a time with the prosperous and testing them to see what they will do with what they gather. Giving blesses both receiver and giver by cultivating self-denial, benevolence, and Christlike character, enriching the giver and accumulating true riches. The soul thus made fruitful and refreshed brings forth a harvest of good, and what is devoted to God and to blessing others secures treasure in heaven and is accompanied by abundance.