Back when we studied Daniel, I really liked the idea of Daniel asking his leader if they would allow Daniel to “prove” the idea of only drinking water and eating pulse, instead of the meat and wine.

After 10 days, it was clear. The concept had been proven perfectly.

And so with this lens, I want to look at this common scripture found in Malachi 3:10:

“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine 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.”

Isn’t that so cool?!

“Prove me now herewith”.

The Lord is essentially saying:

“You don’t believe tithing is a righteous thing to do? Allow Me to prove this to you. Try it. Just give it a chance and I will literally pour blessings out on you.”

I love this principle.

Don’t know why it’s important to keep the Sabbath holy? Allow the Lord to prove it.

Don’t know why we have to put in the work to love people that we don’t really like? Allow the Lord to prove it.

Don’t know why we have prophets that deliver messages from the Lord? Allow the Lord to prove it.

Of course, not with a prideful heart set on the wrong outcome.

But when humbly approach the Lord with a principle we are not sure of, but have the faith to try, I think that the Lord loves to prove Himself and His goodness to us.

Have you had the Lord “prove” a principle to you before?

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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Now that I have 12+ years of social media presence, every old post of mine that pops up is a trip down memory lane.

Was that an inside joke with someone?

Wow, that is a lot of pictures to post from just a night out with friends.

Why did I post so many song lyrics?

Let’s just say… I am grateful that I have changed in the last 12 years of my life.

Isn’t that such a human part of life?

We meet up with old friends and realized that we’ve all changed a lot.

We remember how we acted with our spouse as newlyweds and realize that we’ve changed a lot.

For better (and let’s be real, sometimes not-for-better), everyone is always changing.

So to me, it is such a relief to hear from the Lord:

“For I am the Lord, I change not”. (Malachi 3:6)

He’s not going to become more angry or more strict.

He’s not going to become more permissive.

He’s not going to become less loving.

He’s not going to stop sending prophets to declare His word.

He’s not going to want us to stop making covenants and serving others.

He’s not going to stop asking for our hearts and wills and desires.

My relationship with my Savior keeps changing because I am the one who is spiritually maturing.

But I always know what to expect from Him.

I’ve been taught about Him and His patterns my whole life.

I’ve studied the patterns again and again in every book of scripture.

The Lord does not change.

I change.

And thank goodness for both of those truths.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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