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VERSES FOR OFFERINGS
Think about giving – it's truly beautiful in God's eyes. When you're preparing your offering, remember it should be your best, given with a sincere heart. It should be a joyful act, knowing how much God has already blessed us with, even when we don't deserve it. He's been incredibly generous, hasn't He?
If you only give what's leftover, well, life might just mirror that back to you. Think about it – give as if you're giving to yourself. Don't do it out of obligation or because you expect something in return. True giving comes from the heart.
Don't make a big show of it either. It's not about getting praised or patted on the back. Let your giving be a quiet act between you and God. He sees what's in your heart, and He loves a cheerful giver. Remember what it says in 2 Corinthians 9:7: "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
Giving is an act of worship, a way to give back a portion of what God has already given us. And when God gives, He gives abundantly. When you offer from the heart, you're opening the door for even more blessings. The more you give, the more you receive. It's a beautiful cycle.
How blessedis the manwhodoes not walkin the counselof the wicked,Norstandin the pathof sinners,Norsitin the seatof scoffers!
But his delightis in the lawof the LORD,And in His lawhe meditatesdayand night.
He will be like a tree[firmly] plantedby streamsof water,Whichyieldsits fruitin its seasonAnd its leafdoes not wither;And in whateverhe does,he prospers.
Othat You would slaythe wicked,O God;Departfrom me, therefore, menof bloodshed.
For they speakagainst You wickedly,And Your enemiestake[Your name] in vain.
Do I not hatethose who hateYou, O LORD?And do I not loathethose who riseup against You?
I hatethem with the utmosthatred;They have becomemy enemies.
Do not lovethe worldnorthe things in the world.Ifanyonelovesthe world,the loveof the Fatheris not in him.
For allthat is in the world,the lustof the fleshand the lustof the eyesand the boastful prideof life,is not from the Father,but is from the world.
The worldis passing away,and [also] its lusts;but the one who doesthe willof Godlivesforever.
My son,ifsinnersenticeyou, Do not consent.
Ifthey say,"Comewith us, Let us liein waitfor blood,Let us ambushthe innocentwithoutcause;
Let us swallowthem alivelike Sheol,Even whole,as those who godownto the pit;
We will findall[kinds] of preciouswealth,We will fillour houseswith spoil;
Throwin your lotwith us, We shall allhaveonepurse,"
My son,do not walkin the waywith them. Keepyour feetfrom their path,
being filledwith allunrighteousness,wickedness,greed,evil;fullof envy,murder,strife,deceit,malice;[they are] gossips,
slanderers,haters of God,insolent,arrogant,boastful,inventorsof evil,disobedientto parents,
without understanding,untrustworthy,unloving,unmerciful;
and although they knowthe ordinanceof God,that thosewho practicesuch thingsare worthyof death,they not onlydothe same,but alsogive hearty approvalto thosewho practicethem.