Testing God

"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. I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in
your fields will not cast their fruit," says the LORD Almighty. "Then all the
nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land," says the
LORD Almighty.

--Malachi 3:10-12

"You can't outgive Me! The more you give, the more lavishly I will bless you."

It's like a raging waterfall pouring into a flask... close the flask, and store your 20 ounces all to yourself, or open the flask and allow the rushing downpour to unceasingly fill the flask, and splash over onto all those around...

Safe and stupid: "Ooh! My flask is full! I'd better protect what's mine! Who knows when the water might stop running!" (as soon as the flask closes off from the waterfall, it is cut off from the infinite source and limited its own finite supply)

Jesus: poured out.

Blessings are given to those who do not cling tightly to them. Or positively stated, blessings are given to those with open hands.

Safe and stupid is... stupid.

Test God.