Tag: love offering

Securing Our Treasure in Heaven

Mark 10:22
Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

The rich young man came to Jesus to inquire how he could inherit eternal life. The young man proclaimed knowledge of the commandments and his complete compliance to the commandments, assuming this to be enough. Jesus responded, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

The young man could not part with the things of this world. He chose the world over the kingdom of God.

Our Heavenly Father has nothing against our possessions or our money. Abraham, Moses and David all had great wealth. Yet they all did what God asked them to do. They placed their relationship with Almighty God above all else. They used their wealth to help meet the needs of their people so that God would receive the glory.

At some point in our walk as disciples of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit will inspire us to surrender all that we are and all that we have to Jesus. Nothing less will be acceptable.

Let us make a love offering to Jesus. Let us surrender everything to Him and to His rule and reign in our lives.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for all the provision that You have given us. We exalt Your name for the endless flow of Your blessings in our lives, most of which we take for granted. We pray that the Holy Spirit will inspire and strengthen us to lift up Your name each day above all the things of the world. We ask, Father, that You prepare our hearts to surrender all that we have and all that we are to You. May we freely part with the provision that You have given us to meet the needs of those around us. May it all be for Your glory and the gain of Your kingdom. We ask these things in the name of the One who calls us to follow Him, Jesus Christ.

Broken Vessels That Pour Out the Glory of God

Mark 14:6
But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me?

When Jesus was dining with a group at Simon’s home, a woman with an alabaster jar full of very expensive perfume came up to Jesus, broke the jar open and poured it’s costly contents on Him. She was criticized by the group at the table for such an extravagant gesture. Jesus quickly scolded the group for not seeing the value of what she was doing.

When we become broken vessels and pour out everything we have to glorify Our Savior, we can be assured that the world will demean us for our efforts. We can find comfort in knowing that Our Lord is greatly pleased and glorified by our expressions of love. He will honor us and commend us for our efforts just as He did for the woman.

We should pour out unto Him all the best of our adorations. We should love Him with all our heart, never fearful of how our zeal and affection will be misunderstood. After all, Jesus poured out all that He had for us. Is there anything too precious for us to give to Him? Surely there is not.

Let us make a love offering to Our Savior. Let us surrender to Our Lord, Our Master and Our King all that we are and all that we have. Let us rejoice in knowing that our love offering will be an eternal offering made day after day without end.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your Son who poured out all that He had for us. We exalt the name of Jesus for spilling His blood on our behalf. We come before You to bring all of our love, our praises and our blessings to bestow them upon Your Son, Jesus. We pray, Father, that the Holy Spirit will teach us how to pour out all that we are, all that we will ever be, all that we have and all that we will ever have in joyous thanksgiving for all that Our Savior has done for us. May we never hold back a single thing in expressing our love for Jesus. We pray all these things in the name of our precious Deliverer, Jesus Christ.

When Broken Vessels Pour Out Everything

Mark 14:6
But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me?

When Jesus was dining with a group at Simon’s home, a woman with an alabaster jar full of very expensive perfume came up to Jesus, broke the jar open and poured it’s costly contents on Him. She was criticized by the group at the table for such an extravagant gesture. Jesus quickly scolded the group for not seeing the value of what she was doing.

When we become broken vessels and pour out everything we have to glorify Our Savior, we can be assured that the world will demean us for our efforts. We can find comfort in knowing that Our Lord is greatly pleased and glorified by our expressions of love. He will honor us and commend us for our efforts just as He did for the woman.

We should pour out unto Him all the best of our adorations. We should love Him with all our heart, never fearful of how our zeal and affection will be misunderstood. After all, Jesus poured out all that He had for us. Is there anything too precious for us to give to Him? Surely there is not.

Let us make a love offering to Our Savior. Let us surrender to Our Lord, Our Master and Our King all that we are and all that we have. Let us rejoice in knowing that our love offering will be an eternal offering made day after day without end.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your Son who poured out all that He had for us. We exalt the name of Jesus for spilling His blood on our behalf. We come before You to bring all of our love, our praises and our blessings to bestow them upon Your Son, Jesus. We pray, Father, that the Holy Spirit will teach us how to pour out all that we are, all that we will ever be, all that we have and all that we will ever have in joyous thanksgiving for all that Our Savior has done for us. May we never hold back a single thing in expressing our love for Jesus. We pray all these things in the name of our precious Deliverer, Jesus Christ.