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66 Bible Verses about Offering That Pleases God
You know, God sees right into our hearts. He knows when we're giving our best. He's not looking for perfection, but He loves it when we give cheerfully and not grudgingly. Think about it: when you give a gift with a happy heart, it just feels different, right?
Your offering should come from a willing heart, given justly, according to what you have. As the Bible says, "Each one must give as he has decided in his heart" (2 Corinthians 9:7). It's not about how much, but about the heart behind it.
The Bible teaches us that God wants us to give joyfully and generously, just like He does. He gives abundantly, "without finding fault" (James 1:5). Think about the sunshine and the rain – He gives those to everyone, right? Just like in Matthew 5:45, He sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. That's true generosity.
So, when you give to God, think of it as a thank you for all He's given you. And don't forget about giving to others, too, following God's example. It's a way of acknowledging that everything we have ultimately belongs to Him.
When you give, trust in God's faithfulness and His promise to provide for all your needs. He's got you covered. More than the actual gift, He cares about the attitude behind it. He wants your offering to be obedient and freely given, according to His commandments, and accompanied by a merciful heart, full of the desire to glorify Him. God makes it clear that He's not pleased with offerings that are just going through the motions, you know, those traditional or ritualistic ones that lack a truly obedient and merciful heart, lacking the desire to glorify Him.
Abel also brought an offering: the firstborn lambs of his flock, selecting the very best parts to offer. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
Give the Lord the glory he deserves; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the Lord in his magnificent holiness.
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury collection box, watching people tossing in coins. Many of the rich were extravagantly throwing in a lot of money.Then a poor widow came along and put in just two small coins.He called his disciples together and told them, “I tell you the truth: this poor widow has put in more than all the rest together.All of them gave from their wealth what they had, but she gave from her poverty what she didn't have. She put in all she had to live on.”
If you're at the altar making an offering, and remember that your brother has something against you,leave your offering on the altar and go and make peace with him first, and afterwards come back and make your offering.
When you give to the poor, don't be like the hypocrites who blow their own trumpets to announce what they're doing in the synagogues and in the streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth: they already have their reward.
Don't hold back good from those who deserve it when it's something you have the power to do.
Everybody should give as they've already decided—not reluctantly, or because they have to, for God loves those who give with a cheerful spirit.
give, and you will be given generously in return. When what you're given is measured out, it's pressed down so more can be added, spilling out over the top, pouring into your lap! For how much you give will determine how much you receive.”
May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May the Lord send you help from the sanctuary, and may he support you from Zion.May the Lord remember all your offerings, and accept all your burnt sacrifices. Selah.
Don't pile up wealth here on earth where moths and rust ruin it, and where thieves break in and steal it.When you give to the poor, don't be like the hypocrites who blow their own trumpets to announce what they're doing in the synagogues and in the streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth: they already have their reward.Instead, you should store up your wealth in heaven, where moths and rust don't ruin it, and where thieves don't break in and steal it.For what you value the most shows who you really are.
If you're generous, you'll become rich; give someone a drink of water, and you'll be given one in return.
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, then go and sell your possessions, give the money to the poor, and you'll have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me.”
If I were to donate everything I own to the poor, or if I were to sacrifice myself to be burned as a martyr, and have no love, then I gain nothing.
He will sit down like a refiner who purifies silver; he will purify Levi's descendants and refine them like gold and silver so they can present pure offerings to the Lord.
because the believers in Macedonia and Achaia thought it was a good idea to send a contribution to the poor among the believers in Jerusalem.
God is able to graciously provide you with everything, so that you will always have all you need—with plenty to help others too.
God, who provides seed to the sower and gives bread for food, will provide and multiply your “seed” and increase your harvest of generosity.
I want to remind you of this: If you only sow a little, you'll only reap a little; if you sow plenty, you'll reap plenty.
Now about “collecting money for fellow-believers.” I'm giving you the same instructions for you to follow as I did to the churches in Galatia.Now if Timothy arrives, make sure that he has nothing to fear by being with you, for he's working for the Lord just as I am.Don't let anyone look down on him. Cheerfully send him on his way so he can come and see me—the brothers and sisters and I are waiting for him.As for our brother Apollos: I urged him to go and see you together with the other believers, but he wasn't willing to go at the moment. He'll come and visit when he gets the chance.Stay alert. Stand firm in your trust in God. Take courage. Be strong.Whatever you do, do it in love.You know that Stephanas and his family were among the first converts in Achaia, and they dedicated themselves to helping God's people. I'm pleading with you, my brothers and sisters,to respect their leadership, and everyone who helps the work with such dedication.I'm delighted that Stephanas, Fortunatas, and Achaicus have arrived here, for they did what you weren't able to.They have been a great source of encouragement to me, and to you. People like that deserve your recognition.The churches of Asia send their greetings. Aquila and Priscilla, along with the church that meets in their home, send their best wishes.On the first day of the week everybody should set aside some money you've earned. I don't want there to be any collections to have to be made when I'm with you.
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse so that there will be food in my Temple. Put me to the test in this, says the Lord Almighty, and I will open the windows of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you won't have enough room for it.
And don't forget to do what is good, and to share with others what you have, for God is pleased when you make such sacrifices.
If you give generously you receive more, but if you keep back what you should give, you end up poor.
When you sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, make sure you do it correctly so God will accept you.
You will be made rich in every way so that you can always be very generous, and your generosity will lead others to be grateful to God.
For I have everything, more than I need! I'm thankful to receive from Epaphroditus the things you sent. They're like a sweet-smelling sacrifice that pleases God and that he approves of.
“Make sure not to do your good deeds in front of people, just so they can be seen. Otherwise you won't have any reward from your Father in heaven.May your kingdom come! May your will be carried out in earth as it is in heaven.Please give to us today the food we need.Forgive our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.Please don't let us give in to temptation, and save us from the evil one. For if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you don't forgive those who sin against you, then your heavenly Father won't forgive your sins.When you fast, don't be like the hypocrites who put on sad faces and make themselves look terrible so that everyone can see they're fasting. I tell you the truth, they already have their reward.Instead, when you fast, wash your face and look smart,so that people won't see you're fasting, and your unseen Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.Don't pile up wealth here on earth where moths and rust ruin it, and where thieves break in and steal it.When you give to the poor, don't be like the hypocrites who blow their own trumpets to announce what they're doing in the synagogues and in the streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth: they already have their reward.Instead, you should store up your wealth in heaven, where moths and rust don't ruin it, and where thieves don't break in and steal it.For what you value the most shows who you really are.The eye is like a lamp that lights the body. So if your eye is healthy, then your whole body will have light.But if your eye is evil, then your whole body will be in the dark. If the ‘light’ you have is actually darkness, how dark is that!No one can serve two masters. Either you'll hate one and love the other, or you'll be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Money. That's why I'm telling you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about what to eat, or what to drink, or what clothes to put on. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothes?Look at the birds—they don't sow or reap or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they are?Who of you by worrying can add a minute to your life?And why are you worried about clothes? Look at the beautiful flowers in the field. See how they grow: they don't work hard, they don't spin thread.But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these flowers.When you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand's doing.So if God decorates the fields like this, grass which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, won't he do much more for you, you people who trust so little?So don't worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’These are all the things that the heathen chase after, but your heavenly Father knows everything you need.Seek his kingdom first, and his way of living right, and everything will be given to you.So don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow can worry about itself. There's already enough evil in every day.”That way what you give will be in secret, and your Father who sees what happens in secret will reward you.
Sometime later Cain brought some of the produce he'd grown as an offering to the Lord.Abel also brought an offering: the firstborn lambs of his flock, selecting the very best parts to offer. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,but he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering, which made Cain very angry and he frowned in annoyance.
Collect an offering to the Lord from what you have. Everyone who wants to should bring an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze;
When you present a thank offering to the Lord, make sure to do so in a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
Each of you is to bring whatever gift you can, depending on how much the Lord your God has blessed you.
I will happily offer a sacrifice to you; I will praise the kind of person you are, Lord, for you are good.
For sacrifices don't make you happy, or I would bring one; burnt offerings aren't what pleases you.The “sacrifices” that God wants are on the inside—the brokenness of repentance. God won't reject a broken and sorrowful heart.
But who am I, and who are my people, that we are able to give as willingly as this? For everything we have comes from you—we are only giving back what you have given us.
Looking around, Jesus watched rich people putting their gifts into the collection box.Nation will fight nation, and kingdom will fight kingdom,” he told them.“There will be severe earthquakes, famines, and epidemic diseases in many lands, and extraordinary signs in the sky that are terrifying.But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will drag you before synagogues and throw you into prison, and put you on trial before kings and governors on account of me.But this will provide you an opportunity to speak on my behalf before them.So make up your mind beforehand not to worry about how to defend yourselves,for I will give you words of wisdom that your enemies won't be able to dispute or contradict.You will be betrayed even by your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will kill some of you.Everyone will hate you because of me.But not a single hair of your head will be lost.By standing firm you will gain your lives. He also saw a very poor widow put in two small coins. However, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you know that its destruction is near.Those who are in Judea should run away to the mountains, and those who are in Jerusalem should leave, and those who are the countryside shouldn't enter the city.For these are days of punishment, fulfilling all that's written.How hard it will be for those who are pregnant or nursing babies at that time! For terrible trouble is coming on the land and punishment against this people.They will be killed by the sword and taken away as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trodden down by the foreign nations until their time is fulfilled.There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars, and on the earth the nations will be in distress, confused by the sea's rolling and crashing.People will be faint from fear, terrified about what is happening to the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.Then they'll see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.But when these things happen, stand up and look up, because you will soon be saved.”Then he told them this story as an illustration. “Look at the fig tree, or any other kind of tree.“I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the rest together.When you see new leaves appear, you don't need to be told that summer is near.In the same way, when you see these things happening, you don't need to be told that God's kingdom is near.I tell you the truth, this generation won't come to an end before all this happens.Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my word will not.Watch out that you don't become distracted by partying or getting drunk or by the worries of this life, so that this day catches you by surprise.For this day will come upon everyone who lives on the face of the earth.Always keep watch and pray, so that you may be able to escape all that will happen and stand before the Son of man.”Every day Jesus taught in the Temple, and every evening he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives.All the people came early in the morning to listen to him in the Temple.All of them gave from their wealth what they had, but she gave from her poverty all she had to live on.”
So I encourage you, my brothers and sisters, because of God's compassion for you, to dedicate your bodies as a living offering that is holy and pleasing to God. This is the logical way to worship.
“Instruct the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive my offering from everyone who willingly wants to give.
you also become like living stones, being built into a spiritual house. You are a holy priesthood that offers spiritual sacrifices that God welcomes through Jesus Christ.
As soon as the message went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, olive oil, and honey, and of all the crops. They brought plenty, a tithe of everything.
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy!Those who weep as they go out to sow their seed will be singing in celebration when they carry the harvest home.
On the first day of the week everybody should set aside some money you've earned. I don't want there to be any collections to have to be made when I'm with you.
If the willingness is there, it's fine to give what you have, not what you don't have!
So if even you who are evil know to give good things to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.
The Lord is God, and his goodness shines on us. Branches in hand, start the procession up towards the altar.
Do whatever you do really well, as if you're doing it for God, and not for people,because you know that the Lord will give you your reward—an inheritance! You're serving Christ the Lord!
Don't be fooled, God can't be treated with contempt: whatever you sow, that's what you reap.If you sow according to your sinful human nature, from that nature you'll reap self-destruction. But if you sow according to the Spirit, from the Spirit you'll reap eternal life.Let's never tire of doing good, for we'll reap a harvest at the proper time, if we don't give up.
Go in through his gate with thanks; enter his courts with praise. Thank him; praise him for who he is.
No, this is the fast I want: set free those who have been unjustly imprisoned, untie the cords of the yoke used to burden people, set free those who are oppressed, and get rid of every form of abuse.Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house. When you see people naked, give them clothes, and don't reject your own relatives.
By trusting him Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, and as a result God identified him as someone who lived right. God showed this by accepting his offering. Even though Abel has been dead for a long time, he still speaks to us through what he did.
At the moment I'm on my way to Jerusalem to help the believers there,because the believers in Macedonia and Achaia thought it was a good idea to send a contribution to the poor among the believers in Jerusalem.
Tell them to do good, and to become rich in doing good things, ready to share what they have, and to be generous.In this way they store up treasure that will provide a solid basis for the future, so that they can take hold of true life.
What can I give the Lord in return for all he's done for me?I will lift up the cup of salvation and worship the Lord. I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see.
If one of you is living well in this world and you see your Christian brother or sister in need, but you don't show compassion—how can God's love be living in you?Dear friends, let's not just say we love with words, but show our love in what we do and how we demonstrate the truth.
So let us through Jesus always offer a sacrifice of praise to God—this means speaking well of God, declaring his character.
The Lord is close beside those who are broken-hearted; he saves those whose spirits are crushed.Those who do right have many problems, but the Lord solves all of them.
If we sowed what is spiritual with you, does it really matter if we reap some material benefit?
Look after God's flock you have been given to care for, watching over it not because you're forced to, but gladly, as God wants you to. Do this willingly, not looking to make a profit from it.Don't be arrogant, lording it over those who have been put in your care, but be an example to the flock.
Anyone who oppresses the poor insults their Maker, but anyone who is kind to the needy honors him.
All that's good, every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down from the Father who made heaven's lights. Unlike them he doesn't change—he doesn't vary or cause shadows.
be thankful in every situation—because this is what God in Christ Jesus wants you to do.