{"id":95587,"date":"2026-05-12T17:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=95587"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:02:39","slug":"simple-offerings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/simple-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Now when anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it<\/em>&#8221; (Leviticus 2:1).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The grain offering was simple: no animal, no blood; just flour, oil, and frankincense. It was the everyday person&#8217;s offering, something anyone could bring. And that&#8217;s part of the beauty of it. God wasn&#8217;t only interested in the big, dramatic sacrifices; He welcomed the ordinary ones, too.<\/p>\n<p>Most of our lives are made of &#8220;grain offering&#8221; moments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Small acts of faithfulness.<\/li>\n<li>Quiet prayers.<\/li>\n<li>Simple kindness.<\/li>\n<li>Choosing patience when you&#8217;re tired.<\/li>\n<li>Serving someone without being noticed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These aren&#8217;t flashy, but they matter deeply to God.<\/p>\n<p>Fine flour had to be crushed and sifted. It took effort. And sometimes our &#8220;small&#8221; obedience feels like that; it costs us something. But God sees it. He values it. He receives it as worship.<\/p>\n<p>If you ever feel like your life isn&#8217;t impressive enough or your service isn&#8217;t big enough, remember the grain offering. God delights in the simple things done with a sincere heart. Today, offer Him something small but genuine. It&#8217;s more meaningful than you think.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Zeke Flores &#8220;Now when anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it&#8221; (Leviticus 2:1). The grain offering was simple: no animal, no blood; just flour, oil, and frankincense. It was the everyday&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[1186,574],"class_list":["post-95587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-offerings","tag-service"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32082,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-salt-be-used-in-unleavened-bread\/","url_meta":{"origin":95587,"position":0},"title":"Can salt be used in unleavened bread?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: This morning I was talking with a fellow Christian when she mentioned that we need to be careful about the unleavened bread used in the Lord's Supper because several months ago someone had purchased what was stated on the box as \"For Passover Use,\" but it was not completely\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25174,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-happens-to-burnt-offerings\/","url_meta":{"origin":95587,"position":1},"title":"What happens to burnt offerings?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 9, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: During the dedication of the temple, offerings were brought. What happens to burnt offerings? Are they consumed by the fire, does the high priest eat a portion, is any eaten, or is it all consumed by fire? Answer: The Mosaical Law contained a variety of offerings (Leviticus 7:37). Sin\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8828,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/were-the-offerings-in-numbers-28-and-29-individual-or-national-offerings\/","url_meta":{"origin":95587,"position":2},"title":"Were the offerings in Numbers 28 and 29 individual or national offerings?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 27, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: During our Bible study of the book of Numbers, one of our members asked if \"each\" individual had to make all those offerings? 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