Bring the full tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be food in my house; and thereby put me to
the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of
heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing. I will
rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of
your soil; and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the
Lord of hosts. Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a
land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
As I reflect on this passage, I realize that if we bring the full tithe into God's storehouse, we can be assured of the things He promises, EVEN when the devil attacks and it APPEARS that we have erred. This morning I was reflecting, in particular, on Mary our Mother as a perfect example of one who brought in the full tithe by her complete and entire offering of her very being and how by all appearances (pregnant without marriage;giving birth in a barn;Israel's sons slaughtered by Herod;Jesus lost in the temple;Jesus' Passion and Crucifixion), she could have thought she had been fooled.
If ever there was anyone who could have thought they had given their trust by mistake, it would be she. However, she knew she had brought the full tithe into God's house. By the donation of her full tithe, she has donated food for His storehouse,the Bread of Life forever, and the Fruit of her womb and the Vine of her field was surely not devoured by the devourer and never shall be.
Then it occurred to me how we married couples have withheld the full tithe from Him by the closing of our wombs through contraception, which kills millions more than procured surgical abortion. The Leaven is a fund of atonement for our personal use of contraception. The Leaven is not so much generosity as it is finally coming to our senses to see that we owe God much and that He is to be trusted above all.
All of this is God's great mercy, that He should provide a way by asking for The Leaven and also the means to fund it, however much that happens to be. Even when the devourer tempts us to doubt through apparent misfortune or trouble, we can know in our heart of hearts that we are making every effort to bring in the full tithe, however late in coming.
We can never bring back the children we aborted silently by contraception, but we can still bring in the full tithe by assisting those whose wombs are still open to love and life. God is Goodness!
Blessed be God forever!!!
As I reflect on this passage, I realize that if we bring the full tithe into God's storehouse, we can be assured of the things He promises, EVEN when the devil attacks and it APPEARS that we have erred. This morning I was reflecting, in particular, on Mary our Mother as a perfect example of one who brought in the full tithe by her complete and entire offering of her very being and how by all appearances (pregnant without marriage;giving birth in a barn;Israel's sons slaughtered by Herod;Jesus lost in the temple;Jesus' Passion and Crucifixion), she could have thought she had been fooled.
If ever there was anyone who could have thought they had given their trust by mistake, it would be she. However, she knew she had brought the full tithe into God's house. By the donation of her full tithe, she has donated food for His storehouse,the Bread of Life forever, and the Fruit of her womb and the Vine of her field was surely not devoured by the devourer and never shall be.
Then it occurred to me how we married couples have withheld the full tithe from Him by the closing of our wombs through contraception, which kills millions more than procured surgical abortion. The Leaven is a fund of atonement for our personal use of contraception. The Leaven is not so much generosity as it is finally coming to our senses to see that we owe God much and that He is to be trusted above all.
All of this is God's great mercy, that He should provide a way by asking for The Leaven and also the means to fund it, however much that happens to be. Even when the devourer tempts us to doubt through apparent misfortune or trouble, we can know in our heart of hearts that we are making every effort to bring in the full tithe, however late in coming.
We can never bring back the children we aborted silently by contraception, but we can still bring in the full tithe by assisting those whose wombs are still open to love and life. God is Goodness!
Blessed be God forever!!!
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