This is the Ramsey Call of the Day, part of the Ramsey Network.

It is oxymoronic to think that generosity adds to prosperity.

You would think if I had a bigger pile of money because I hadn't given some away that I would be more prosperous.

And the truth is the opposite happens, and it happens so often that it is a principle.

Now, for those of us that are people of faith, evangelical Christians, we're taught and believe that the Bible says that we're to give a tenth of our income to our local church.

A tenth, a tithe, which is a Hebrew word, obviously, an old English word representing a Hebrew word, but it literally, the word means tenth, one-tenth of our income. Now, you may or may not

agree with that. That's not up for discussion. You can agree with it. And if you do, that's fine.

If you don't, then I get to do it. It's my faith. I get to choose. You get to choose what you do.

I'm not telling you you have to do something. But that's what my faith teaches as an evangelical

Christian.

And here's the interesting thing about that.

The Bible says in Malachi, test me in this, says the Lord of hosts.

God says test me.

Talking about the tithe.

Discussing the tithe right before that.

Regarding the tithe, test me.

God says test me.

And see if I will not throw open the windows of heaven

and pour out for you a blessing that you cannot contain.

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes.

Now, the word blessing there does not mean BMW in the Hebrew.

It is not necessarily, the word blessing is not necessarily money or wealth.

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