Offerings
Here in
chapter 28 God saw fit to repeat the law of
sacrifices because they had been generally discontinued for thirty-eight years.
This was a new generation of men that needed to be instructed about them, as
their parents were.
Offerings
to the Lord are an expression of love and faith in Him and in this culture were continually presented before the Lord. When we give something
to Him (no matter how small) there is a recognition of His existence and that we recognize and appreciated His workings in our lives.
However, be
careful to give with a willing heart and the right frame of mind. For
everything we have has been given to us out of His grace and really belongs to
Him. Just as the priests gave back to the Lord out of what was given to them,
so should we offer gifts to the Lord out of love and appreciation for what He
has done for us.
The Truth
“Then one
poor widow came and threw in two mites, which is a fraction of a penny. So He
called His disciples to Himself
and said to them, Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more
than all those who have given to the treasury; for they all put in out of their
abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole
livelihood.” (Mark 12:42-44)
