Where to Return Your Tithes and Offerings. Part [2] 10/02/2025 (Morning thought)

Genesis 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

The opening passage in Malachi also includes these two words: “My House”, so the next logical question is what is God referring to when He says My house? If I were to give you an invitation to my house, you would not go to any house on my street and call it my house, for the simple fact that I do not live there and it’s not mine anyway. And there are follow up questions to your answers to the question of what constitutes “My house.”

For instance, does The Lord leave it up to any preacher to designate and determine what My house is? The Lord is speaking very specifically in the passage for He says that the tithe must be brought into the storehouse, and the storehouse must be His house, so when those two stipulations are employed in the interpretation, it does not leave any wiggle room for suppositions, assumptions, or private interpretation.

There are a multitude of churches, denominations, congregations, independent ministries, and other televangelists who are claiming a piece of the pie by instructing their followers to fund their churches or ministries with their tithes and offerings that have been devoted to God. Now, while it is true that through your freedom of choice you can contribute to any of these ministries, the tithes and offerings that have been consecrated to God must be returned to God’s storehouse or My house, according as God stipulates.

Nehemiah 10:38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

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

Where to Return Your Tithes and Offerings. Part [1] 10/02/2025 (Evening thought)

Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my 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.

 Merriam Webster Dictionary. The:  definite article Meaning: [1] It is used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is definite or has been previously specified by context or by circumstance. For example: Put the cat out, This gospel of the kingdom, Preach the word, [2] It is used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is a unique or a particular member of its class.

For example: The dragon was wrought with the woman. Which keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. There is a lot of confusion, and a whole lot of noise as it pertains to where you should return your tithes and offerings, and even though some may take it for granted that returning to your local church is a no- brainer, there are several questions that need to be clarified on the issue, so that folks might be aligned with God’s will.

For instance, when it says in our first passage that the tithe should be returned to “The storehouse”, does it mean any local church, or any congregation from any denomination? For instance, is your local Baptist church where you attend church regularly, each week, “The storehouse” that the Bible is referring to?

Malachi 3:11 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, saith the Lord of hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.

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