Faithful In Times of Adversity. Part [3] 09/11/2025 (Morning thought)

Haggai 1:1 Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your ceiled houses, and this house lie waste?

Very often, when places are in a state of persistent or extreme drought, the underlying problem is not global warming or a lack of rain. The issue is often due to unfaithfulness in returning to The Lord, that which is His. In fact, returning a faithful tithe could in many cases mitigate several problems you encounter with your car, it could cause your dinero to stretch to the max, and it can cause your mango, and avocado trees to produce profusely.

All of these side effects and more, can in very many instances be tied directly to a person’s or a nation’s faithfulness or unfaithfulness in tithes and offerings, as the case might be. For instance, when the people in the days of Haggai suffered from severe water shortages, it wasn’t due to global warming, or any of those underlying issues that science often points to. The problems stemmed from the people leaving God for last and, everything else first.

Thus, when persons refuse to acknowledge God as The Giver of everything the focus inevitably shifts to self, and manmade solutions to the problems that are very often incidental to unfaithfulness. Thus, nations and individuals suffer unnecessarily, and chase after phantom solutions, while the simple answer is to be found in the Scriptures, in very many cases.

Haggai 1:5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. 6 You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but you have not enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earns wages earns wages to put it into a bag with holes.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Faithful In Times of Adversity. Part [2] 09/11/2025 (Evening thought)

Numbers 18:21 And behold I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Now, it is true that the Levites who worked for the sanctuary were given the tithes that were brought by the rest of the people. But even the Levites were commanded to return tithes on the tithes they were receiving. That’s because the law releases no one from returning tithes. 24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore, I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

The command given to us by God to return a faithful tithe and offering, is intended to keep fresh in our minds, the all-important fact that we are created by Him and are constantly dependent on His sustaining power, for life and all that pertains to life. It is also intended to create the habit of systematic benevolence, thereby counteracting the endemic issue of covetousness, which is the root of all sin.

If and when these two purposes are fulfilled, there will not be an atheist, and many of the problems we now face will be seen for what they really are, self- inflicted wounds in the overwhelming majority of cases. According to the Bible, returning a faithful tithe and offering, could greatly mitigate the effects of global warming, it could solve the issue of persistent global hunger in many countries, it could solve the water crisis in the Midwest, and other places.

25 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, 26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, when you take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall offer up a heave offering of it for the Lord, even a tenth part of the tithe.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!