August 3, 2013

Today’s offering: Our Church Budget

The story is told in Luke 5:1-11, of Jesus teaching by the Sea of Galilee as the crowd pushed in around Him. He noticed two boats on the shore and decided to speak to the crowd from the one belonging to Simon Peter. After Jesus finished speaking he asked Simon to go out into deep water and lower his net for a catch.

Simon Peter, an experienced fisherman, could have come up with quite a few good reasons why he did not want to do that. He simply pointed out that he had been working hard all night and hadn’t caught anything. And then he said something profound to Jesus, “because You say so, I will let down the nets.

The Bible tells us that they caught so many fish it not only broke their nets, it almost sunk the other boat that came to help them. Peter responded and God blessed them. The same is true today. As we continue with our worship in giving, from week to week, let’s bring the whole tithe into the storehouse just because God said so. And see if God will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.[1]

Let’s pray, “Lord, give us the faith we need to respond to You in all things. Teach us to trust and obey because You said it. Thank You for Your continued faithfulness in blessing our time, talents, temple and treasure that we offer to You today, In Jesus name we pray, Amen.”

[1] Malachi 3:10