Here is Abram, with no Bible at all, honoring God with the tithe! He understood that honoring God with the tithe would bring him blessings. The principle of tithing was also practiced by Jacob in Genesis 28:22.
As time went on, Israel needed to be reminded of this fundamental spiritual truth about the tithe. So, 430 years later, the tithe was included in the law: "And all tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord"s; it is holy to the Lord" ( Leviticus 27:30 AMP). God included tithing in the law because He wanted to keep the justifiable right to bless Israel. Without the tithe, He could not because tithing is a law in and of itself. And it works for anyone who works it. Once tithing was codified in the law, Israel faithfully did it. And those who are faithful Jews have continued it.
The New Testament Church, which was founded by faithful Jews, assumed (in principle) the law of the tithe. Jesus, Himself, affirmed that the tithe did not pass away with the law. "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law- justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things" (Matthew 23:23 NLT). If the tithe were not applicable for today, this would have been the ideal time for Jesus to renounce it. But, because Jesus wants His people blessed, He could not revoke the law of the tithe! In fact, the New Testament even goes further to explain the significance of the tithe.
In the Book of Hebrews, the writer revisits the exchange between Abram (Abraham) and Melchizedek. He affirms the spiritual nature of their exchange: "But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed. The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on" (Hebrews 7:6-8 ESV). There is always an exchange that take place when the tithe is paid. While you pay your tithes here on earth, Jesus is in heave receiving them and placing them on the heavenly altar.
Your tithe provides ample provisions for the work of God. As you pay your tithes, you ensure that the place from which you hear the Word of God (local church) is able to continue promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When you arrived at your local church, there were ample provisions for others to come and receive the Word of God. When a church has more, it can do more. Each church needs sufficient resources to carry out its mission. You should rejoice as you pay your tithes that there is an abundance of resources for God's work to continue. You honor God with your tithe! You demonstrate to God that you acknowledge He has given you everything you have and you will be obedient in giving Him what belongs to Him. The tithe represents the minimum financial commitment the Believer has to God.
And when you pay your tithes to God in your local church, a spiritual exchange takes place. You give your natural and Heaven releases the supernatural blessing over your life: "I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won't have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test" (Malachi 3:10 NLT). When the windows are open over your life, you will receive divine opportunities and insight. Most people miss the fact the blessing from tithing is not money, that if they give God $100, He will give them $1000. God has promised more than money. He will pour out divine opportunities in abundance so that you will not be able to take advantage of them all. Further, God promises to protect the increase that He gives you (Malachi 3:11).
A divine opportunity is an arrangement of favorable situations, which seeks your participation and whose future return should far outweigh the present investment. You will increase to the degree that you recognize and respond to opportunities. Opportunity does not knock but stands
silently by disguised as a problem and normally goes unnoticed because initially it looks like an unfair exchange. As a tither, you should expect opportunities and respond appropriately to them. As you do, you will increase financially.
Maximum give tithe and have justifiable expectations that God has opened the windows of Heaven over their lives. A Maximizer will never rob God. You should pray for blessings and release faith for the promises because you are a tither. You are prequalified for them. (Continue to follow the strategies that you learned on Days 22 and 23).

Maximized Prayer:

Father, I choose to participate in your plan to bless my life. I will pay my tithes consistently so that Your work can continue in the earth, and I stand in high expectation for divine opportunities and insight to manifest in my life. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Maximizing Moments:
Do you tithe? (If not, examine your heart. What is keeping you from obeying God?)

Reflect on your life. Are there opportunities that you passed up because they appeared like unfair exchanges? Were you given insight into a problem and you never acted on it?

Maximizing Mantra:
There is an open window over my life!