Why give God our best when He has no needs?
"'When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it.'"
Leviticus 2:1
"’If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.'"
Leviticus 3: 1
Why give God our best when He has no needs? Why not give God what we do not need or want?
The idea of giving anything to the One who has everything and the One who created and sustains all life seems like a worthless, futile activity.
And it would be worthless and futile if we were giving to Him for His sake. But, of course, we are not. When we give to God, we acknowledge something. We are admitting that we are not the "end all." We recognize that we depend not on the best bull or ram to have the best flock, but on Him, who made the bull and the ram. We acknowledge dependency upon God, submission to His ways, and a desire to recognize the One who alone should be acknowledged as the Creator and sustainer of all life.
Those who hold tightly to what they have in hopes of having these things sustain them, or give them significance or security, will be most disappointed. God alone is the giver of such things, and we will be richer as we give our best and poorer as we cling to that which cannot give life, sustain life, or provide security in this life.
Leviticus 2:1
"’If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.'"
Leviticus 3: 1
Why give God our best when He has no needs? Why not give God what we do not need or want?
The idea of giving anything to the One who has everything and the One who created and sustains all life seems like a worthless, futile activity.
And it would be worthless and futile if we were giving to Him for His sake. But, of course, we are not. When we give to God, we acknowledge something. We are admitting that we are not the "end all." We recognize that we depend not on the best bull or ram to have the best flock, but on Him, who made the bull and the ram. We acknowledge dependency upon God, submission to His ways, and a desire to recognize the One who alone should be acknowledged as the Creator and sustainer of all life.
Those who hold tightly to what they have in hopes of having these things sustain them, or give them significance or security, will be most disappointed. God alone is the giver of such things, and we will be richer as we give our best and poorer as we cling to that which cannot give life, sustain life, or provide security in this life.
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