In today’s message, we dive deep into what it truly means to walk in ordered steps, to return to God with our whole heart, and to experience the open Heaven He promises to those who trust Him fully.

Psalm 37:23 reminds us: “The steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord.”

This isn’t passive guidance, this is a military term of submission, sequence, and obedience. If we want our lives in order, we must put God first, align our hearts, and walk out faithful obedience.

From there, we journey through Malachi 3, where God confronts Israel’s drift from His ordinances and calls them back with a powerful challenge, a test, and a promise:

THE CHALLENGE

“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse…”

The storehouse, the local church, is where God provides spiritual and physical nourishment. Tithing isn’t about fundraising; it’s about covenant. It’s personal to Jesus because the Church is His Bride. When we withhold, we don’t just keep money, we rob God of the blessing He longs to release in our lives.

THE TEST

God says, “Try Me. Test Me. NOW.”

Tithing is a two-way test, our obedience is proven, and God’s faithfulness is demonstrated. This isn’t preached because the church is hurting, but because people are hurting. Tests take us to another level.

THE BLESSING

God promises: “I will open the windows of Heaven… you won’t have room to receive it.”

Most believers live under a closed Heaven and settle for it. But God is looking for provers, those whose investment invites His involvement. When we do our part to prove, God does His part to pour. He even rebukes the devourer, protects our harvest, and causes nations to call us blessed.

TITHING & THE NEW TESTAMENT

Is tithing still relevant under grace?

Absolutely. Because tithing was never just law, it was covenant, predating the law by hundreds of years (Genesis 4, 14, 26, 28). Grace doesn’t lower the standard of giving; it elevates it. Under the law they returned 10%. Under grace, we give generously, voluntarily, and cheerfully, not less, but more.

Jesus Himself affirms this in Matthew 23:23: the issue wasn’t tithing, it was distorted priorities. And Hebrews 7 shows Jesus receives our tithes today as our eternal High Priest after the order of Melchizedek.

Christ transforms routine giving into relational worship.

KEY TAKEAWAY

Your steps can be ordered.

Your heart can return.

Your faith can be tested.

Your Heaven can open.

What if God is not a liar?

He guarantees blessing through giving.

The question is: Will we trust Him?

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