A lady wrote to Billy Graham sometimes ago and said, “I wonder If God expects us to tithe today as he did in the days of the Old Testament? I personally would find that very difficult to do in these days of inflation.” Graham wrote back to point to this passage of scripture and he pointed out that behind the passage on tithing in Malachi 3:8-10 is a nation that is going through an economic depression. Israel is having a hard time economically here and he says the reason is that you have not been faithful to God in your stewardship. If you had been right materially with God you would not be suffering the economic reversal that you are going through right now. And he promises them that if they will be right in their stewardship that he will open the windows of heaven and pour out his blessings upon them.
