Like the Garden of Eden, everything was given and only one small thing was asked. If you want to win the lotto you have to buy a ticket. Good measure pressed down, shaken together, running over, will they pour into the fold of your garment. For the measure you measure with will be measured back to you. He wants to see how serious we are about believing Him.
Words are cheap.
He is waiting for us to make a decision. We hold the lotto ticket. Look at the fine print. It says to tithe. Five little letters hold the key.