we don't offer up animal sacrifices anymore nowadays....
although it's still applicable today. it's the mindset and intention. "I HAVE to offer something to God, must as well be the lame lamb that has no value in the market. I'll get to kill two birds with one stone: fulfil my obligation as well as get rid of something unwanted "
so with that in mind, if it were in the modern era, what would a defiled offering be?
we give many things to church, not just tithes, but also time, effort, ourselves..
do I bring my best to God in church? or is the offering only what I can spare out of my pocket change after buying all the things I need/want for myself first. Is my time for God just the leftover from when I've got an empty slot in the weekly schedule... is my energy and passion just the trickle after it's all spent up on personal satisfactions...
is the money I'm offering to God.. clean? or was it ill gotten gains....
Jesus never looked at how much jewels or gold the rich could afford like a drop in their bucket of wealth... but he saw the heart of the woman that gave the two meager coins, which was all that she had..
Jesus... wants our all
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