Oh, I see - the gift was flawed. It wasn't the best of the flock. Or perfect - like him. The people had some blind and lame animals that they didn't want or need, so they gave them as offerings to God thinking that God would be OK with that.
The problem here is that the people treated God as the left-over God. Not the first or the most important. They forgot how jealous God really is. This makes me wonder if we offer God the same blind and lame sacrifices today? Do we give what we have left over each month? Only what we didn't need for ourselves?
I think there is a better way. God wants and deserves the best of our flock. The first of everything we earn. Giving is a priority and a pleasure because we worship Him. He tells us to give this way - to honor him with our gifts. But, honor only comes when we treat as first importance, not last.
Are you considering cutting back in your giving due to the current financial crisis? How about if we cut back on other things that we really don't need and give to Him despite our fears. That takes faith. And, it is a better way to give!
The problem here is that the people treated God as the left-over God. Not the first or the most important. They forgot how jealous God really is. This makes me wonder if we offer God the same blind and lame sacrifices today? Do we give what we have left over each month? Only what we didn't need for ourselves?
I think there is a better way. God wants and deserves the best of our flock. The first of everything we earn. Giving is a priority and a pleasure because we worship Him. He tells us to give this way - to honor him with our gifts. But, honor only comes when we treat as first importance, not last.
Are you considering cutting back in your giving due to the current financial crisis? How about if we cut back on other things that we really don't need and give to Him despite our fears. That takes faith. And, it is a better way to give!
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