3 Nephi 24:10 -- On Proving the Lord

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house; and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
3 Nephi 24:10


Usually testing/tempting the Lord is a bad thing (Deuteronomy 6:16, Matthew 4:7), because it indicates a lack of faith, and an unwillingness to believe the proof that the Lord has already laid before us.  However, in this verse, we're asked to try or prove the Lord... to take an action and let God show how much he will bless us.  It's a pretty cool offer too, because this is one of those commandments that we can actually measure if we want to (unlike the difficulty in judging how well we are keeping the "be ye therefore perfect" commandment for instance).

Today, let's take the leap of faith that God asks of us, and then watch as the blessing pours into our lives in a way so abundant that we won't be able to receive it all.  Perhaps we will need to share our blessing with others, which can only lead to more good. :)