God demanded an offering from the Israelites and it wasn’t just an ordinary offering, instead, He demanded for the BEST from whoever was WILLING to give adding that a sanctuary be built for Him also to dwell in (Exodus 25 vs 1-8).
God Almighty is associated with excellence and will not demand anything less than the Best from His Children. And of course, we know that in giving our best to God, it will no doubt cost us something of great value, which could either be our time, resources, effort, relationship with others just to mention a few. For no one can give his/her best without stretching and subduing the flesh. Meaning intentionality is key when giving your best to God and it is a significant price to pay.
As new testament believers, our body is firstly God’s dwelling place, which should be offered willingly and at it’s very best, not sometimes but at all times. It is dedicating our daily life, choices, and physical body to serving God’s purposes(Rom 12 vs 1). It is also leaning on Him with the help of the Holy Spirit for directions on how to sustain and maintain His presence, through righteous living.
In willing and giving our best to God as an offering, we present Him the best in
continuous praise and worship as a gift which honors Him (Heb 13 vs 15). Secondly, we give the best in material or monetary gifts to advance the kingdom of God and to help the poor (Philip 4 vs 18). Thirdly, we give our best in acts of kindness and good deeds to others, as this directly qualifies as a pleasing sacrifice to God (Heb 13 vs 16). Fourthly, we present God the best in giving up our life for the faith, as it is the ultimate earthly offering to God (2 Timothy 4 vs 6). And lastly, we give our best in willingly sharing the gospel so that others will dedicate their lives to God (Rom 15 vs 16).
In conclusion, If we can wake up everyday to put up our best at work in order to pay the bills, how much more the things of God. Giving the best in whatever we are giving unto God despite the discomfort is what is acceptable as an offering and It doesn’t come cheap.
You can’t give God your best if you’ve never accepted Jesus into your life and the first step to doing that is to please say this prayer:
Heavenly Father, I come to you in the name of Jesus, your word says whoever calls on the name of the Lord and confesses Jesus as his Lord and believes in his heart that He was raised from the dead will be saved. (Roms 10 vs 9-13). I call on your name Jesus and I confess you as my Lord I believe that you were raised from the dead to pay for my sins and I thank you for doing that for me. Now I know I’m saved in Jesus name amen)
Shalom 🕊️
Bimpe Lawal