OFFERING
DEVOTION
13 JAN 2019
As we go to God before this
offering, may we agree that an offering is a gift? And further, let us try to
remember that WHAT WE DO WITH WHAT GOD PROVIDES MATTERS!
Throughout the Bible we read
stories of what people did or did not do with what God provided, but even more
than that, we read about God’s perfect and unceasing ability to give. We see
that God knows exactly what He is asking of us, because He demonstrated
perfect giving first, just as He demonstrates perfect love.
Throughout the Bible we read
that God “gave…” For example, in the Old Testament He gave the Israelites manna
to eat…
In the New Testament, Romans
8:3 says, “For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the
flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a
sin offering.”
The Bible says in Ephesians
5:25 that “Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.”
So, as we turn to this time
of offering, let us prayerfully consider that WHAT WE DO WITH WHAT GOD PROVIDES
MATTERS, and God loves His church so much that He gave…what can I give…what can
we give to His church?
Father God, You gave so
much, and with these offerings, we give back to You what is Yours, for Your
kingdom. We know that You will put these gifts to mighty work for Your kingdom,
and we thank You, Father for allowing us to participate in what You are doing
in this manner. It is in the most precious name of Jesus we pray these
things…AMEN!
