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 0and sick, is 0it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
I welcome you to another beautiful and bright day filled with blessings from God's throne of grave.
I wish us all a great day dearly beloved.
Our Theme today says that our God deserves our best. Yes, our very best. Our best here is talking about quality offering and not the quantity.
To buttress this, Jesus our Saviour drew the attention of His disciples in Luke 21vs1-4, to a widow who gave 2 mites during a thanksgiving service. He noted that she gave the best because she gave her all and it was from her heart.
We also saw in Genesis 4vs3-7, that Cains offering was rejected by God because it came from a perverted heart.
Many of us give and give but complain that there is nothing to show for it. The question is what do you give and how?
First and foremost the way some of us give is very disrespectful to God. How you may ask?
When offering time is announced in church, some people's countenance will just change, their morale will drop and you will hear things like, CANT THEY DO WITHOUT ASKING FOR OFFERING? and, THEY HAVE STARTED AGAIN.
My dear after saying all these, grumbling and murmuring, even in your heart, if you like give millions of naira. God won't accept. You know why? He will accept you first before He accepts your offerings, again, God loves a cheerful Giver.
Many of us do not know that the offering bowl or basket or bag is GOD'S HAND WITH DIVERSE BLESSINGS.
After dropping your offering reverently into God's hand, when you are now withdrawing your hand, from the offering bag which is Gods hand, you withdraw your needed blessings.
THIS IS WHY YOU MUST BE EXCITED DURING OFFERING TIME.
What do you see most times during offering time, people will squeeze their offerings (we will talk about that later) and throw it in into the collecting bowl carelessly. What a disrespect!
We must learn to prepare our offerings from home. Lets teach our children that. If possible let us put everyone's offering in an envelope which will be given to them at offering time in church and monitored to be sure they give the offering reverently. Monitor your children because some of them are tempted to spend their offerings. Children do this a lot.
Church shouldn't be where you will begin to look for change with which to give offering. once it is offering time. It is wrong and there is grave danger in this also that many dont know. We will talk about all these in our next post if Jesus hasn't come. God deserves our best and with utmost reverence.
God alone is my Source of health and strength.
MEMORY VERSE.
Proverbs 3:9
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
PRAYERS.
My Father and my God help me to always give my best from a cheerful heart in Jesus name.
DAILY BIBLE READING.
Malachi 1vs4-8.
CONTACT JULIE INU UMORO
@dailydivinehealthtonicwed041224
@julieketinuumorunigogbetsaceds
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