"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).
Today there is much talk of financial
security. The biblical formula in today’s
verse, given to Israel, but applied to all,
begins with a scathing indictment. " Will a
man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me.
But ye say, Wherein have we robbed
thee? In tithes and offerings " (v. 8 ).
What a terrible thing, to rob God. The
result of their thievery, in God’s eyes:
" Ye are cursed with a curse" (v. 9), such
that their financial state was much
worse than it would have been had they
been obedient. This teaching and
promise has not been rescinded (Luke
6:38; 1 Corinthians 16:2; etc.).
God’s charge to us as given in today’s
verse is in three steps. First, we are
told to obey; i.e., " bring ye." This
cannot be considered an option.
Secondly, God proposes a test. "Prove
me," He says, give and see if He lives
up to His promises. Thirdly, trust His
promise to meet our needs.
Note that His promise is also threefold.
It abundantly covers present needs, for
He promises to " pour you out a blessing"
unmeasurable in quality or quantity.
Likewise, it covers the threat of future
loss. " 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 " (v. 11). Most precious is His
promise to reward obedience and trust
with a special relationship: " All nations
shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a
delightsome land " (v. 12).
Thus we see that with less than 100
percent of our income at our disposal,
we will have greater financial security
than if we had kept it all to ourselves,
thereby robbing God.

It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35) kjv

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver.
(2 Corinthians 9:7) kjv

"Honor the Lord with thy substance,and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."
Prov 3:9-10