Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may
be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I
will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that
there shall not be room enough to receive it. – Malachi 3:10
“The imagery of the windows of heaven used by Malachi is
most instructive. Windows allow natural light to enter into a building. In like
manner, spiritual illumination and perspective are poured out through the
windows of heaven and into our lives as we honor the law of tithing. For
example, a subtle but significant blessing we receive is the spiritual gift of
gratitude that enables our appreciation for what we have to constrain desires
for what we want. A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful
person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.” – Elder David A. Bednar
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