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"Floodgates From Heaven"
By: Zach Wood
Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.


A couple of weeks ago, my wife's car was smashed up by a county salt truck. She was in the car with our daughter Jayda, but neither of them were hurt. It was simply an accident where the car was totaled out and resulted in no medical problems. We have so much to praise God for! I could have received a call that my wife was in the hospital in serious condition or that it was a fatal accident with my wife and daughter. I could not even imagine that situation! God was protecting both my wife and daughter. The situation turned out better than we ever thought. With the car being totaled out, most of the loan was wiped out. What a blessing! God is good!

Also, in the past couple of weeks, there have been other situations in which God has shown His provision financially with us. This is not to say we have become rich or won an offer from the "Banker" on Deal or No Deal, but God has really provided some ways for us to take care of some debt we have been under for quite some time. My wife and I are just sitting back and watching God at work in our lives. He is taking care of us. He always takes care of us.

I share this with you to encourage you in your living for God. I do not know what all is going on in your lives, but I do know this, trust God. Trusting God is so hard to do sometimes. He works in ways that we can never imagine Him working. He is ALWAYS faithful. If we are faithful to Him, He promises to open the floodgates of heaven and rain blessings down on us. All we can do is be faithful in giving to Him with our finances, our time, resources and all areas of our life. I want this devotional to be a testimony to all of you of God's provision and faithfulness as He promises to give.

If you find yourself in very challenging situations right now, I encourage you to trust God with your whole being. As Romans 12:1 states that we should offer ourselves as living sacrifices. Giving of ourselves completely to God and allowing Him to be in control of all areas of our lives. God has promised and still promises to take care of us. Trust God in your finances, in your relationships with others, your marriage and your relationship with your children. Give it all up to Him and watch Him as He blesses you.

I pray that this devotional will remind you of His faithfulness. He will open the floodgates of richness in your lives. It is not always a financial matter, but many times, this seems to happen with people who are experiencing huge financial difficulties. My wife and I always strive to be faithful to God and we trust that He will provide for our needs. He always does and He always will for you as well. Trust Him and watch Him open the floodgates.
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[Vespertine]

Quite an inspiring story, praise God. I guess sometimes its hard not to be temped to give everything to God just for the sake of recieving blessings but God knows our thoughts and deeds so its kind of hard to trick Him. Thankyou for your devotion.