Day 3: Test Me in This

Malachi wrote to people who were exhausted and going through the motions. They were giving enough to feel like they were obeying while holding back what they thought they needed. God calls them out directly: You are robbing Me. And then He gives the most remarkable invitation in all of Scripture: Test Me in this. This is the only place in the Bible where God invites you to test Him. Not with your doubts. With your obedience. The Hebrew people had three tithes totaling about 23 percent annually. When God says bring the full tithe, He is asking for the first and best — not the leftovers. The posture of giving first is a declaration: God, You are first in my life.