The Ideal Offering
Posted in The Historical Faith on 09/22/2009 12:54 am by Ronnica
This past Sunday, I was teaching the kindergarteners from 1 Samuel 4-7. A part of that lesson was that when the Philistines returned the Ark of the Covenant to Israel, they included items made of out gold as an offering to God (they made tumors of mice, I’m not exactly sure what they were thinking).
So, as a fun opening activity, I asked the kids to make something for God out of Play-doh. They made everything from snakes and fish to cookies and airplanes. But one girl’s offering I found particularly cute.
With her playdoh, she made herself.
While there was no intended right or wrong answer to this activity, I think that she got it right. The offering that God would be most pleased to receive from me is myself. God doesn’t want part of me or part of what I own, he wants ALL of me.
When I give him only cursory attention, He’s not pleased. When I think, “Glad I’m done with that,” as soon as I close my Bible or finish a prayer, He’s not pleased. When I go hours without a thought of Him, He’s not pleased.
I thank Him that He provides me with these gentle reminders from the littlest around me.
Photo by Robert S. Donovan…wish I had the foresight to take a picture of what she had made!
