Psalms 50: 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
When it came time to return the faithful tithe, with freewill offerings, the folks in the days of Malachi came up short, for they were obeying God on the matter of finances, grudgingly. Five promises to the faithful are made in the above passages, but like with anything else that God has promised, we must be careful in the application, lest we find ourselves obeying The Lord for the wrong reasons.
Malachi 3: 8 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 10 Bring you 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. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
The following are the four promises made to those who willingly obey The Lord in the matter of tithes and offerings: [1] I will open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. [2] And all nations shall call you blessed: for you shall be a delightsome land. [3] And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground. [4] Your vine shall not cast her fruit before the time in the field.
Malachi 3:11 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.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!