Written by Julie Inu Umoro
Malachi 1:6-8
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
Glory be to God who woke us up again this morning. Thank You Father Lord in the matchless name of Jesus.
Come to think of it, What is Giving?
This is the act of providing or releasing to another, or bestowing something without expecting anything in return.
So what can we give?
We can give our time, to visit someone bereaved, someone who needs attention. We can give a smile, counsel, material things, money, Praises, thanksgiving or from our resources.
All givings should be from a sincere heart of love. That is when your giving will be acceptable by God. When we hear giving, we shouldn't narrow our minds down to money alone. No!
Giving is much more than that. Remember that it is a command from God. Luke 6vs38.
Beloved whenever opportunity avails itself to give, be sure to make it a quality giving.
Knowing therefore that giving is done to please God, let us give Him our best.
When I was in the world, and was visiting native doctors, when they ask me or a friend to give a fowl or goat, we go for the best. You dare not give them a one eyed, or lame, or sick animal. You won't even dare it. You can go as far as asking someone to check it out for quality before it is given to the babalawo.
What do you see in our churches today, during offering for instance? Someone squeezes a dirty torn currency, that a bike rider rejected and drop it in the offering bag or basket which is God's hand. Nobody knows or saw that you are the one who dropped such an offensive offering but the God who commanded us to give SAW YOU. What an insult! What will such a hand withdraw from the offering bag or hasket which is God's hand, that is filled with blessings? Nothing or even God's wrath.
Some of us in giving to the orphans, widows, elderly etc, give torn or worn out outfits in terrible shapes. At times it is when we buy plantain and all are over ripe and we have no means of preserving them that we share them to others, or when your yams, beans, and garri, are getting bad, that we begin to look for who to give. This is not good. No, it is not an acceptable giving.
Beloved this is what God is drawing our attention to in our Bible text above. He says that we have no respect in giving, hence we bring poluted offerings to Him. What we give is likened to the blind and the lame. We call that offering that we give to Him, all because we don't see Him physically. He even told us that such things that we can't even give to our Governors, we bring them to Him. Oh Lord, we are sorry. I repent on our behalf Lord.
Let us be warned, and be guided in all our givings. Let us give our best whenever we have the opportunity to give. as you may not know when you are hosting God Himself.
There's nothing wrong in giving used clothes and shoes but wash, iron, mend torn ones, just let them be in good condition.
Your offerings in church should be prepared from home neatly and if possible put them with respect in an envelope and drop your offerings with utmost reverence and cheerfully too.
If Jesus delays His coming, we will discuss further on this in our next post.
It takes a heart totally surrendered to God to understand this way of giving. Are you surrendered yet to God, where not do so now so you can be washed in the Blood of the Lamb and be empowered to serve God better and be acceptable unto Him.
God alone is my Source of health and strength.
MEMORY VERSE.
Hebrews:13:16 [TPT]
We will show mercy to the poor and not miss an opportunity to do acts of kindness for others, for these are the true sacrifices that delight God’s heart.
PRAYERS.
My Father and my God, help me to always give willingly and cheerfully, and also the best I have in Jesus name. Amen.
CONTACT JULIE INU UMORO
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