Think about Job, how he'd offer sacrifices for his children, worried they might have sinned. He wanted to make things right with God. It's a powerful image, isn't it?
But here's the amazing thing: you don't have to do that anymore. Jesus' sacrifice covers everything. His blood has cleansed you, forgiven you. That's a gift worth more than anything, right?
So what can you do now? How can you show your gratitude? It's not about burnt offerings anymore. It's about living a life that honors God. It's about waking up each day and choosing to walk in His will, showing love and obedience in everything you do.
That's the kind of "offering" that truly matters. A genuine heart, filled with thankfulness, radiating His love – that's what God desires most. It's like a beautiful fragrance rising up to Him.
You've already been forgiven. You've confessed Jesus as your savior. Now, turn away from anything that pulls you from Him. Embrace the good, and live each day as a testament to His grace. Live a life worthy of the One who called you out of darkness and into His marvelous light. That’s the best gift you can give.
and you shall offer a calf for sin on each day, as an atonement. And you shall cleanse the altar when you will have immolated the victim of expiation, and you shall anoint it for sanctification.
And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and delivered himself for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God, with a fragrance of sweetness.
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your sins.
if the priest, who is anointed, will have sinned, causing the people to commit a transgression, he shall offer to the Lord for his sin an immaculate calf.
and afterwards shall understand their sin: they shall offer a calf on behalf of their sin, and they shall lead it to the door of the tabernacle.
And he shall take all its fat and burn it upon the altar,Say to the sons of Israel: The soul which will have sinned through ignorance, and concerning any of the commandments of the Lord that he instructed not to be done, if anything at all has been done:doing so with this calf in the same manner as he did before. And while the priest is praying for them, the Lord will forgive them.
In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,which is superabundant in us, with all wisdom and prudence.
doing so with this calf in the same manner as he did before. And while the priest is praying for them, the Lord will forgive them.
Therefore, if you offer your gift at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,leave your gift there, before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to your brother, and then you may approach and offer your gift.
"Speak to the sons of Israel, so that they may take the first-fruits to me. You shall accept these from every man who offers of his own accord.
For this reason, we offer as gifts to the Lord whatever gold each one was able to find amid the spoils, in anklets and arm bands, rings and bracelets, and little chains, so that you may intercede for us to the Lord."
If a man will afflict God, then you greatly afflict me. And you have said, "In what way, do we afflict you?" In tithes and in first-fruits.
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
each one giving, just as he has determined in his heart, neither out of sadness, nor out of obligation. For God loves a cheerful giver.
Therefore, have seven bulls and seven rams brought to you, and go to my servant Job, and offer these as a holocaust for yourselves. But also, my servant Job will pray for you; I will accept his face, so that foolishness will not be imputed to you. For you have not been speaking correctly about me, as my servant Job has done.
Therefore, let it be known to you, noble brothers, that through him is announced to you remission from sins and from everything by which you were not able to be justified in the law of Moses.
But if instead he will offer from the flock a victim for his sin, specifically, an immaculate female sheep:
Zion heard, and was glad. And the daughters of Judah exulted because of your judgments, O Lord.
The soul that blesses shall be made fat. And whoever inebriates will likewise be inebriated himself.
"Pay attention, lest you perform your justice before men, in order to be seen by them; otherwise you shall not have a reward with your Father, who is in heaven.May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.Give us this day our life-sustaining bread.And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.And lead us not into temptation. But free us from evil. Amen.For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses.But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your sins.And when you fast, do not choose to become gloomy, like the hypocrites. For they alter their faces, so that their fasting may be apparent to men. Amen I say to you, that they have received their reward.But as for you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,so that your fasting will not be apparent to men, but to your Father, who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you.Do not choose to store up for yourselves treasures on earth: where rust and moth consume, and where thieves break in and steal.Therefore, when you give alms, do not choose to sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the towns, so that they may be honored by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.Instead, store up for yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither rust nor moth consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal.For where your treasure is, there also is your heart.The lamp of your body is your eye. If your eye is wholesome, your entire body will be filled with light.But if your eye has been corrupted, your entire body will be darkened. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great will that darkness be!No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will have hatred for the one, and love the other, or he will persevere with the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.And so I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, as to what you will eat, nor about your body, as to what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?Consider the birds of the air, how they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of much greater value than they are?And which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature?And as for clothing, why are you anxious? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither work nor weave.But I say to you, that not even Solomon, in all his glory, was arrayed like one of these.But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,So if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and cast into the oven tomorrow, how much more will he care for you, O little in faith?Therefore, do not choose to be anxious, saying: 'What shall we eat, and what shall we drink, and with what shall we be clothed?'For the Gentiles seek all these things. Yet your Father knows that you need all these things.Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow; for the future day will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its evil."so that your almsgiving may be in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you.
All the tithes of the land, whether from the grain, or from the fruits of trees, are for the Lord and are sanctified to him.
Give glory to the Lord, to his name. Lift up sacrifice, and approach before his sight. And adore the Lord in holy attire.
And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks, to the Lord your God, with a voluntary oblation from your hand, which you shall offer according to the blessing of the Lord your God.
But each one shall offer according to what he will have, according to the blessing of the Lord his God, which he will give to him.
But as soon as it has departed from your lips, you shall observe and do just as you have promised to the Lord your God and just as you have spoken by your own free will and with your own mouth.
If it has a blemish, you shall not offer it, and it shall not be acceptable.The man who will have offered a victim of peace offerings to the Lord, either fulfilling his vows or offering spontaneously, whether of oxen, or of sheep, shall offer what is immaculate, so that it may be acceptable. There shall be no blemish in it.
And let all who remain, in all the places wherever they may live, assist him, each man from his place, with silver and gold, and goods and cattle, in addition to whatever they may offer voluntarily to the temple of God, which is in Jerusalem."
Yet truly, Kore, the son of Imnah, a Levite and the porter of the eastern gate, was the overseer of the things that were being offered freely to the Lord, and of the first-fruits, and of the things consecrated for the Holy of Holies.
be also yourselves like living stones, built upon him, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, so as to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
And offer the first-fruits of everything, from which you receive tithes, to the Lord, and give them to Aaron the priest.
Give, and it will be given to you: a good measure, pressed down and shaken together and overflowing, they will place upon your lap. Certainly, the same measure that you use to measure out, will be used to measure back to you again."
The sacrifices of the impious are abominable, because they are offered out of wickedness.
Who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to promise all these things to you? All is yours. And so the things that we received from your hand, we have given to you.
Be angry, and do not be willing to sin. The things that you say in your hearts: be sorry for them on your beds.
But do not be willing to forget good works and fellowship. For God is deserving of such sacrifices.
Do not choose to store up for yourselves treasures on earth: where rust and moth consume, and where thieves break in and steal.Therefore, when you give alms, do not choose to sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the towns, so that they may be honored by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.Instead, store up for yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither rust nor moth consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal.For where your treasure is, there also is your heart.
Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth.Abel likewise offered from the firstborn of his flock, and from their fat. And the Lord looked with favor on Abel and his gifts.
Instruct the wealthy of this age not to have a superior attitude, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who offers us everything in abundance to enjoy,and to do good, to become rich in good works, to donate readily, to share,to gather for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may obtain true life.
Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree evil and its fruit evil. For certainly a tree is known by its fruit.Progeny of vipers, how are you able to speak good things while you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.A good man offers good things from a good storehouse. And an evil man offers evil things from an evil storehouse.
they faithfully brought in the first-fruits, as well as the tithes and all that they had vowed. Now the overseer of these things was Conaniah, a Levite; and his brother, Shimei, was second.
And so, I beg you, brothers, by the mercy of God, that you offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, with the subservience of your mind.
For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses.But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your sins.
The multitude of your sacrifices, what is that to me, says the Lord? I am full. I do not desire holocausts of rams, nor the fat of fatlings, nor the blood of calves and of lambs and of he-goats.When you approach before my sight, who is it that requires these things from your hands, so that you would walk in my courts?You should no longer offer sacrifice vain. Incense is an abomination to me. The new moons and the Sabbaths and the other feast days, I will not receive. Your gatherings are iniquitous.My soul hates your days of proclamation and your solemnities. They have become bothersome to me. I labor to endure them.And so, when you extend your hands, I will avert my eyes from you. And when you multiply your prayers, I will not heed you. For your hands are full of blood.
Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.
And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.
And looking around, he saw the wealthy putting their donations into the offertory.Then he said to them: "People will rise up against people, and kingdom against kingdom.And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and pestilences, and famines, and terrors from heaven; and there will be great signs.But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to synagogues and into custody, dragging you before kings and governors, because of my name.And this will be an opportunity for you to give testimony.Therefore, set this in your hearts: that you should not consider in advance how you might respond.For I will give to you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to resist or contradict.And you will be handed over by your parents, and brothers, and relatives, and friends. And they will bring about the death of some of you.And you will be hated by all because of my name.And yet, not a hair of your head will perish.By your patience, you shall possess your souls.Then he also saw a certain widow, a pauper, putting in two small brass coins.Then, when you will have seen Jerusalem encircled by an army, know then that its desolation has drawn near.Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and those who are in its midst withdraw, and those who are in the countryside not enter into it.For these are the days of retribution, so that all things may be fulfilled, which have been written.Then woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days. For there will be great distress upon the land and great wrath upon this people.And they will fall by the edge of the sword. And they will be led away as captives into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles, until the times of the nations are fulfilled.And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars. And there will be, on earth, distress among the Gentiles, out of confusion at the roaring of the sea and of the waves:men withering away out of fear and out of apprehension over the things that will overwhelm the whole world. For the powers of the heavens will be moved.And then they will see the Son of man coming on a cloud, with great power and majesty.But when these things begin to happen, lift up your heads and look around you, because your redemption draws near."And he told them a comparison: "Take notice of the fig tree and of all the trees.And he said: "Truly, I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all the others.When presently they produce fruit from themselves, you know that summer is near.So you also, when you will have seen these things happen, know that the kingdom of God is near.Amen I say to you, this lineage shall not pass away, until all these things happen.Heaven and earth shall pass away. But my words shall not pass away.But be attentive to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts may be weighed down by self-indulgence and inebriation and the cares of this life. And then that day may overwhelm you suddenly.For like a snare it will overwhelm all those who sit upon the face of the entire earth.And so, be vigilant, praying at all times, so that you may be held worthy to escape from all these things, which are in the future, and to stand before the Son of man."Now in the daytime, he was teaching in the temple. But truly, departing in the evening, he lodged on the mount that is called Olivet.And all the people arrived in the morning to listen to him in the temple.For all these, out of their abundance, have added to the gifts for God. But she, out of what she needed, has put in all that she had to live on."
Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him.According to these things, so shall it be in the day when the Son of man will be revealed.In that hour, whoever will be on the rooftop, with his goods in the house, let him not descend to take them. And whoever will be in the field, similarly, let him not turn back.Remember Lot's wife.Whoever has sought to save his life, will lose it; and whoever has lost it, will bring it back to life.I say to you, in that night, there will be two in one bed. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.Two will be at the grindstone together. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind. Two will be in the field. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind."Responding, they said to him, "Where, Lord?"And he said to them, "Wherever the body will be, in that place also, the eagles shall be gathered together."And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, 'I am sorry,' then forgive him."
Then Peter, drawing near to him, said: "Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Even seven times?"Jesus said to him: "I do not say to you, even seven times, but even seventy times seven times.
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, and let there be food in my house. And test me about this, says the Lord, as to whether I will not open to you the floodgates of heaven, and pour out to you a blessing, all the way to abundance.
You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.
And if you make an altar of stone for me, you shall not build it from cut stones; for if you lift up a tool over it, it will be defiled.
Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.The soul that blesses shall be made fat. And whoever inebriates will likewise be inebriated himself.
And then approach and accuse me, says the Lord. Then, if your sins are like scarlet, they shall be made white like snow; and if they are red like vermillion, they shall become white like wool.
If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.
Let everything whatsoever that you do, whether in word or in deed, be done all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
For when the will is prompted, it receives according to what that person has, not according to what that person does not have.
But God demonstrates his love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, at the proper time,
Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do." And truly, dividing his garments, they cast lots.
But I have everything in abundance. I have been filled up, having received from Epaphroditus the things that you sent; this is an odor of sweetness, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
Therefore, all things whatsoever that you wish that men would do to you, do so also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
For those of Macedonia and Achaia have decided to make a collection for those of the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.And this has pleased them, because they are in their debt. For, since the Gentiles have become partakers of their spiritual things, they also ought to minister to them in worldly things.
On the first day of the week, the Sabbath, let each one of you take from himself, setting aside what will be well-pleasing to him, so that when I arrive, the collections will not have to be made then.
I have revealed all things to you, because by laboring in this way, it is necessary to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "
Therefore, through him, let us offer the sacrifice of continual praise to God, which is the fruit of lips confessing his name.But do not be willing to forget good works and fellowship. For God is deserving of such sacrifices.