God does not need our offerings nor is He dependent upon our worship. It is we who are desperate to worship our Creator. At times we can act as if any old worship is acceptable to God. In fact, considering our busy schedules, God ought to be pleased we took the time to stop by the church and attend a service at all!
Today, God’s people act as if God must adjust Himself to their tastes and schedules. We determine what our offering to God will be and assume He will be pleased with it. But the reality is that we do not worship or serve God on our terms, but on His. He determines what is acceptable. Furthermore, it is not merely our sacrifice that is the key, but our heart. We could submit one billions dollars worth of gold coins to God as a sacrifice, yet He would view it as rubbish, if our heart was wrong or our motives impure.
God has no price tag. He does not compromise His standards based on the size of the gift He receives. He detests sin in any form, at any time. If we are attempting to serve God or offer Him our sacrifices with a sinful heart, we are wasting our time. God will not look past our sin to our offering. Our sin will instead transform our gift into an abomination.
God can afford to reject our gift. We cannot afford for God to no longer listen to our prayers. How delighted is God with the offerings you have been giving to Him lately?