1. Malachi 3:10 (ESV)
  2. Christocentric focus

Christ as the perfect sacrifice of obedience

Malachi 3:10 (ESV)

10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

Sometimes the sacrifices which we must make in our service of obedience to the Lord are great and weighty. When we find it difficult to give one hundred percent of what God demands from us, we do well to reflect on the far greater sacrifice of Christ, who gave himself completely for us.