Good Morning Friends,
“I have no need of a bull from your stall or
of goats from your pens, for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle
on a thousand hills. I know every bird
in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for
the world is mine, and all that is in it.
Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill
your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will
deliver you, and you will honor me.” (Psalm 50:9-15)
The offerings we bring to God are not brought
because of His need. God does not need
the little we have. He owns the world
and all that is in it. He still has the
creative ability and power with which He made the world. If God does have a need, He is capable of
meeting it Himself. He does not need to
rely upon us.
So, why then do we give?
As an act of gratitude. Our offerings are to be thank offerings that
demonstrate our gratitude for what the Lord has done for us and what He has
given to us.
To fulfill our vows to God. Our offerings are to be an act of obedience
in recognition of God’s ownership of all that we have. We give because He has asked us to give.
To honor Him.
Our offerings are to be an expression of love and praise to God.
We give, not because of God’s need to
receive, but because of our own need to give.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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