Whenever God’s people, in any period of the world, have cheerfully and willingly carried out His plan in systematic benevolence and in gifts and offerings, they have realized the standing promise that prosperity should attend all their labors just in proportion as they obeyed His requirements. When they acknowledged the claims of God and complied with His requirements, honoring Him with their substance, their barns were filled with plenty. But when they robbed God in tithes and in offerings they were made to realize that they were not only robbing Him but themselves, for He limited His blessings to them just in proportion as they limited their offerings to Him. {3T 395.4}

Når som helst Guds folk i tidens løb villigt og med glæde har fulgt hans plan for systematisk godgørenhed, gaver og ofre, har de altid set opfyldelsen af det stående løfte om, at fremgang skulle ledsage alle deres anstrengelser netop i forhold til deres lydighed mod hans fordringer. Når de anerkendte Guds krav og efterkom hans påbud ved at ære ham med deres gods, fyldtes deres lader med overflod. Men når de bedrog Gud med tiende og offergaver, kom de til at erfare, at de ikke alene bedrog ham, men sig selv; for han begrænsede sine velsignelser til dem netop i samme forhold, som de begrænsede deres ofre til ham.