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The story is told of a young boy who was sent off to church by his mother with two dimes. As he left the house, she reminded him that one coin was for the Lord, and the other was for him. As he skipped along he began throwing the coins into the air and catching them. Of course, the inevitable happened. He missed one of the dimes and it rolled down the gutter into a storm drain and disappeared. He stopped and peered into the dark hole, but could not see the lost coin. As the young lad hurried on to church, grasping the other coin tightly in his hand, he muttered, "Too bad, God. There goes your dime!"

When adults face a financial crisis, they tend to take the same attitude as the little boy, "I'm sorry, God. I can't return my tithe because of my current financial situation." The tragedy of this statement is that what such an individual is really saying is that they

can trust God for their salvation, but not for their daily needs.

When Jehovah, in Malachi 3, rebuked his chosen people by calling them robbers when they failed to return a faithful tithe, He also clearly stated that if they would honor their obligations He would pour out overflowing blessings.

Here are two thoughts for your contemplation and action on this principle of loving compliance:

1. If you have not taken the step of giving God His rightful tenth,  do so with your next paycheck and reap the spiritual and other blessings He so much desires for you.

       2. If you were a faithful tithe payer in the past but have recently failed to return God's tenth, make a 180-degree turnaround, because "to defraud God is the greatest crime of which man can be guilty" Review &

“Too Bad, God.”

Volume 4, Issue 4

April 30th, 2005