Give Of Your Best To The Master
Give of Your Best to the Master
Give of your best to the Master,
Give of the strength of your youth;
Throw your soul’s fresh, glowing ardor
Into the battle for truth.
Jesus has set the example—
Dauntless was He, young and brave;
Give Him your loyal devotion,
Give Him the best that you have.
Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth;
Clad in salvation’s full armor,
Join in the battle for truth.
Give of your best to the Master,
Give Him first place in your heart;
Give Him first place in your service;
Consecrate every part.
Give, and to you shall be given—
God His beloved Son gave;
Gratefully seeking to serve Him,
Give Him the best that you have.
Give of your best to the Master,
Naught else is worthy His love;
He gave Himself for your ransom,
Gave up His glory above;
Laid down His life without murmur,
You from sin’s ruin to save;
Give Him your heart’s adoration,
Give Him the best that you have.
MALACHI had a problem. The people were bringing substandard sacrifices to the temple, and the Lord didn’t like it (Malachi 1:6-14). “Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” the Lord asked. It wasn’t that they were too poor to afford healthy animals, they just didn’t think sacrifices to the Lord were all that important. “You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” the Lord charged. He went on to say that he deserved better treatment from them.
The New Testament echoes this principle and expands it. Our whole lives are offerings to God. Paul told the slaves at Colosse, “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people” (Colossians 3:23). Whoever your earthly master may be, you are ultimately serving the Lord.
He will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the Lord.
Malachi 3:2-3
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