(Malachi 1:1-9)
Those who have put their faith in Christ, and accepted
God's free gift of everlasting life, understand that God has given His very
best in offering Jesus as a sacrifice for our sins. He gave it all in order
that we would have a way to be reconciled back to our creator and live for
eternity with Him. God gave His very best, but each day, do we give our
very best to Him?
The priests in the Old Testament were often guilty of offering up to God
during their sacrifices, the worst crops, the worst animals, the bare
minimum they could. How often are we guilty of the same behavior. Today,
we don't follow the Old Testament laws, but our daily sacrifice is our
lives.. our time...our talents. How many days do we do the minimal amount
for God, giving Him less than our best????
All I am trying to do is to get you to realize that God has done so much for
us, and we get comfortable doing the least amount for Him in return. We
grudgingly go to church to be fed spiritually, we complain about giving to
those causes which God is using to bless people, we hesitate to volunteer
our precious time to help others. We live our lives in a way to give God as
little as possible.
Pray today, that you might begin to give God your very best. He has blessed
many of you with incredible talents to do many things. Don't hoard those
talents for your own benefit, but use those talents for the benefit of the
Kingdom. He hasn't blessed you so you can hold onto those blessings, but
that you might in return bless others. Give God your very best today.
I will be praying for you. Praying that you will spend a few minutes giving
thought to how much more you could, and should be giving God. He gave His
very best for you, is it to much to ask for you to give your very best to
Him? Trust me, you can't outgive God. The more you give, the more you
receive. Don't hold back, don't hang on, God gave it to you so that you
could use it to give to others. After all, when this life is over, the only
thing any believer should want to hear is, well done, thou good and faithful
servant."
May His richest blessings be with you today. I will be praying for you to
open up and give your best to God!!!
