When it comes to offerings that are presented to God on the altar, we are speaking about something purely spiritual. In fact, they typify the Lord Jesus Himself. They are as holy as the Lord’s Supper!
Because of this, evil is continually working to make people view offerings in a commercial way. It is its attempt to neutralize an important tool.
How many refuse to give offerings but using the excuse that they do not know how those funds will be used?
The truth is, offerings should not be given because the Church has financial needs (although they do take care of them), or even because God needs them, because He Himself does not use them. The major beneficiary of offerings is the giver. When he goes up to the altar his faith is materialized and he is drawn closer to God.
How great it would be if those who serve the Most High would think of their offerings the way people involved in the occult or who serve false gods think of them.
These people give offerings of various things even though they know that those spirits or gods do not need those objects. When they leave their altars, they ask permission of the entities they serve and leave without turning their backs. These are acts of respect! Then they leave and do not worry about what they gave up. No matter what people do with the objects they gave, what matters to them is that they used their faith and honored the entities that they believe in.
They do not see money as money, or other objects that they give as that particular object… They see them as spiritual offerings. If only those who approach the altar of God would see their offerings as something other than money!
At least that was how the Apostle Paul saw them:
“Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”Philippians 4:17-19
Bishop Adilson Silva
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