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Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

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Chapter 116<br />

A Solemn Obligation<br />

The ti<strong>the</strong> is sacred, reserved by God <strong>for</strong><br />

Himself. It is to be brought into His treasury to be<br />

used to sustain <strong>the</strong> gospel laborers in <strong>the</strong>ir work.<br />

For a long time <strong>the</strong> Lord has been robbed because<br />

<strong>the</strong>re are those who do not realize that <strong>the</strong> ti<strong>the</strong> is<br />

God's reserved portion.<br />

Some have been dissatisfied and have said: "I<br />

will not longer pay my ti<strong>the</strong>; <strong>for</strong> I have no<br />

confidence in <strong>the</strong> way things are managed at <strong>the</strong><br />

heart of <strong>the</strong> work." But will you rob God because<br />

you think <strong>the</strong> management of <strong>the</strong> work is not right?<br />

Make your complaint, plainly and openly, in <strong>the</strong><br />

right spirit, to <strong>the</strong> proper ones. Send in your<br />

petitions <strong>for</strong> things to be adjusted and set in order;<br />

but do not withdraw from <strong>the</strong> work of God, and<br />

prove unfaithful, because o<strong>the</strong>rs are not doing<br />

right.<br />

Read carefully <strong>the</strong> third chapter of Malachi and<br />

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