Honoring The Lord With Your Heart

Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:  So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine (Proverbs 3:9-10, KJV).

This scripture is one of the most referred to passages in the entire bible when it comes to “offering” time in the church and rightfully so.  However, I do not believe that we fully take from this scripture what we possibly could when we only use it in the context of money.  Sure money is a part of the substance that you possess, but it’s not the only substance that you possess neither is it the greatest.  I believe that the greatest substance you and I have and possess is “Our Heart and our very Life.“  Now imagine that…Honoring the Lord with your “Heart” and your “Life” and it will be filled with plenty and bursting out with new wine!!  Now that’s exciting to me…in fact Jesus echoes this passage in Matthew 16: 25 “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.”

The truth is that God wants our heart and our life more than anything else that we could ever give.  Giving material things should only be an expression of the true love that exists in our heart….

We honor the Lord by Loving Him with our heart, our soul, and our mind, and Loving Others as we Love Ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40).  This love manifests itself in obedience to His Word and commandments.

If ye love me, keep my commandments (John 14:15).

Fill your heart and life with the love and peace of God by allowing God’s Love to invade your life today like never before.  Remember to Love God and Love Others…for Love Is Your Greatest Gift.