Free-Will Offering

Exodus 25-27; Acts 6

“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give.”

Exodus 25:1, 2

One of the ways we worship God is through our offerings. God’s message to Israel was clear: he commanded them to give. In our individualistic, materialistic society, we are daily conditioned by advertising that tells us we don’t have enough. This call to give is also a call to find our security and life in God. We worship God through our offerings because all we have, including our very life, comes from him. We are to give to the Lord, not only to the church, our friends, or our children. When we give to the Lord, we must ask him what he is prompting us to give, and not be distracted by the vehicle through which we are giving. Our offerings are to be the free-will expression of our hearts. While God commands his people to give, it is our free-will, heart-prompted choice that makes this offering our worship to God.

How is God inviting us to worship him through our offerings?

What will this mean for us this week, month, and year?

“Lord God, you are worthy of my best and I choose to give you my best, for your glory.”