True sacrifice - Giving Our Best

[Andrew JOMBWE]

Prayer 

Father in Heaven, Jesus gave his life for me, so he deserves my very best. I don't want to give him my "scraps"—my leftover time, my exhausted body, my distracted mind, my change, my throwaways. Instead, I want to give him a life lived the way he intends, priority time, true worship, a willing and enthusiastic mind, meaningful offerings, and quality gifts. I want to give of my best to the Master, my Savior who loves me with an everlasting love. May I glean from your strength and your wisdom and live in the power of your Spirit each and every day. Thank you, in Jesus' name, amen.

Devotional message 

Giving Our Best

Do not bring anything with a defect (Lev. 22:20a). Go deeper: Leviticus 21-22; Mark 15:1-32; Psalm 31:19-24 My father was a missionary to Alaska in the 40s and 50s when Alaska was far from a shopping epicenter. The term shopping mall had not yet been invented. We had one grocery store, a hardware/department store where we couldn’t afford to shop, a smattering of drug stores, and a plethora of bars. It was a rough northern outpost. Because of these geographic and shopping restrictions, churches outside the area often sent us missionary boxes.  These boxes were anticipated for two reasons: (1) The homemade quilts people sent us were useful and appreciated connections from home. (2) These packages were a source of entertainment. People sent us the strangest things: Once an entire box of 1920s women’s bathing suits; another time, fifty sock puppets; even a box of empty coffee cans. But the clincher was a rather sloppily organized box of old clothes. The thing that singled this box out as different was that someone had grabbed each garment and cut off the buttons. The cutting was so haphazard that a hunk of fabric went with each kidnapped button. Useless to us. A waste to the sender. God has a whole lot to say about the condition of our sacrifices. He even says that some of our sacrifices are “unacceptable.” Do not bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf (Lev. 22:20). God wants our best. He is interested in nothing less—the best of our time, talents, resources, and our hearts. He’s a jealous God, and He will not compromise His standards in any area. My mother frequently said, “If you can’t do it well; don’t do it at all!” That’s God’s message regarding gifts. Bring your gifts with a happy, generous heart—not for a tax donation receipt. God sees our motives and He insists on gifts of the truest, purest, and highest nature. Nothing less is acceptable.

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Andrew JOMBWE

[Martin Muhwezi]

Hey bro,
Thank you for this. We truly need to give him the best of us.

On 3/11/15, Andrew JOMBWE <jombwe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Prayer
>
> Father in Heaven, Jesus gave his life for me, so he deserves my very best. I

> don't want to give him my "scraps"--my leftover time, my exhausted body, my

> God wants our best. He is interested in nothing less--the best of our time,

> talents, resources, and our hearts. He's a jealous God, and He will not
> compromise His standards in any area. My mother frequently said, "If you
> can't do it well; don't do it at all!" That's God's message regarding gifts.

> Bring your gifts with a happy, generous heart--not for a tax donation

> receipt. God sees our motives and He insists on gifts of the truest, purest,
> and highest nature. Nothing less is acceptable.
>
>
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> Andrew JOMBWE
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