Gratitude to a Generous God | Exodus 25:1-8

The prosperity gospel is a scourge in our city and throughout much of the African continent. It peddles the lie that God only wants you to enjoy health, wealth and happiness in this life. And in order to enjoy this prosperity, you need to do your part, sow your seed, give lots of money to the church, and then you will unlock these temporal blessings in your life.

Most of us recoil when we hear this sort of thing, and rightly so, it’s a false gospel. Yet the potential problem that we have is an overreaction against this. Because of the excesses of the prosperity gospel, there is a temptation to see all giving and tithing as wrong and unnecessary. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Giving of our finances to God is an important sign of our commitment to Christ. In fact, our willingness to give to God is an important marker of our spiritual health. A life marked by generosity, of our finances, time, hospitality – is a sign of real Christianity. A Christian who isn’t giving probably isn’t growing.

In this text, God instructs Moses to take up an offering from the people of Israel in order to build the tabernacle. Israel is instructed to give to God as their hearts move them, and give of their best to him out of gratitude for what he’s done for them. What we’ll see from this text is that because God has generously poured out his undeserved grace in Christ to us, we are to give of our best to him.

Preacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola.

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