Give God Your Best

When it came to sacrifices, offerings, and the payment of vows, God required that the Israelites bring their best animals and goods to him. Nothing with a defect was allowed (Lev. 22: 22-23). This was because God is holy and perfect. He was worthy of the best that his people had to offer. In the end, all that they had belonged to him anyway (compare Deut. 8: 18, I Chr. 29: 14, 15).

In light of this command to bring God the best, believers today ought to consider:

• Do we honor God with the best of what we have, the best of our time, talent and treasureor do we just offer him the leftovers?
  
  
• Do we serve God with our best effort at work, utilizing the resources and abilities he has given us the best way we can?
  
  
• Do we worship God in an alert, active way, paying attention and entering into his presence with all that we haveour minds, emotions and will?
  
  
• Do we treat others who are made in Gods image with the best of intentions, showing honor, respect and love toward them as we would toward Christ.