Bring an offering

1 Chronicles 16:29 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
We have been learning about how to worship God, specifically in a worship service setting. We began with a verse in Psalms that is really the same as this verse, only that the line about bringing an offering was left out. King David probably wrote this. He must have left out the line to make it fit the rhythm of the psalm, which is a song. Anyway, this his how you worship God. Give him the glory due his name, praise Him. Worship Him in the beauty of his holiness. And, bring an offering. We believe in tithing, which is giving 10% of all you earn, to the church. I believe that is what we are supposed to do. I understand, though, that we can't expect someone who doesn't fully understand tithing, to do so. But, this verse says to bring an offering. Offer something to God. When you go to visit someone, you expect to be treated with hospitality. It is also polite for you, the guest, to bring something. It could be something simple, like a card, or a pie, or flowers, something. Likewise, when coming to church, you are expecting to be treated hospitably. If you are a guest, you should still bring something. If you are not ready to tithe, don't tithe. Try to bring something though. Why not start with a dollar, or a quarter? Next time bring a little more. Continue doing this until you feel a part of the church, then give how the Holy Spirit suggests to you. You don't have to bring money either. Oh, I hope the church leaders don't read this! Bring a can of food. Bring a towel, or some soap. The offering is used to keep the church running. These other items would have been bought with the money anyway, why not bring them if you have them?
This week we learned how to worship. Now you are ready to worship God to the fullest. And now you can be blessed to the fullest. God bless you.