I sat wondering about the
grain offering… a memorial portion is burned on the altar and the remainder is
for the priests. As the offerer I need to release all of the grain offering. I
receive no material benefit, I give it all away.
For some reason I thought
about our church’s food pantry. It is not very large, but each week members of
the church, with needs, receive bags of groceries. We have a handful of families
who receive food pantry bags each week. All of this takes place quietly to
preserve the dignity of all involved.
The thought occurred to me
that donating to the food pantry is a little like giving ‘grain offerings.’ I
release my offering to the Lord. God is blessed by my giving and then, in the
case of the food pantry, God uses it to help people in
need.
Funny but I never thought
of gifts to the food pantry as offering to the Lord. I have to chew on this some
more.
Lord, helping
people in need is near and dear to Your heart. Help me to engage in that
activity whether through giving to the food pantry or other like activities more
regularly and freely than I have done up till now. And may I do this quietly and
for Your hone and glory. Amen
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