Indeed! He Opens the Windows

By Dr. Bharat D. Singh

Early in 1960s Adventist truth was accepted by my Anglican family. The missionaries inculcated in my parents, the faithfulness to God and Church by truthful return of tithes and offerings. I was a young lad in my teens then, and one day I found my grandmother quarreling with my father, for paying Rs. 25.00 as tithe on Sabbath day. Her disagreement was that no one pays that big an amount to the church.

My father, however, continued in his faithfulness to God and his new faith that he was planted in. At the outset, the family's economic conditions seemed topsy-turvy, as Satan never wanted my father to continue in his newly adopted practice. Nevertheless my mother being convinced of the truth, supported my father, and they both continued in their endeavor,concealing the truth from the knowledge of my grandmother.

Years rolled by and the family income kept increasing and so were the tithes and offerings. The children were well educated, no major illness in the family; marriages took place and extended families developed. The Lord was blessing each member in His grace and each member continued to grow as a good steward in his/her own way as the God of heaven had enriched them.

Retrospectively, my tithes which were in few hundreds grew to thousands and to lacks. Paying royalty (tithe) to the king, the maker and sustainer of this world is to lean on a bank which allows me to draw limitlessly. "Test me in this," (in paying the royalty) says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it…" Mal. 3:10.

What is the harm in testing Him? However, remember! Returning tithe is not enough; returning tithe faithfully and honestly is important in the sight of God.

Dr.Bharat Singh, is a Leading educationist and owner of Children’s Academy ICSE School and an upcoming Shalom International College at Jaipur. A great supporter of the Church and faithful steward of the Lord.