Here's my leftovers

When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty. Malachi 1:8 (NIV)

In the old testament it was necessary to offer sacrifices for many different reasons, For example a thanksgiving offer and most important sin offerings. And we obviously know as it says many times in the bible. the offering given had to be perfect without spot or wrinkle, because God is perfection. 
Deut 17:1 Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect or flaw in it, for that would be detestable to him.
As we can see God did not take pleasure in just any kind of offering. In The New Testament Jesus died for us being the ultimate sacrifice, so now we do not give offerings of animals anymore. But there is one offering we still give, what may that be you ask? Ourselves! 
Lately i have been reading a great book by an author named Francis Chan, and the book is called Crazy Love. one chapter that really convicted me was called "serving leftovers to a Holy God" as i read through this chapter i started to think about myself, and how i do this to God Sometimes. You know those times where you say you're going to study the word or worship, maybe even fast but a whole bunch of things come up, and you just end up praying to God for a few minuites and maybe read 1 scripture? yeah, those are the times we give leftovers to a Holy God! But Malachi says it's an abomination unto God (KJV) He takes no pleasure in it, God even goes as far to say 
“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
What i see right there is that God hates void less worship, This is a big deal to God, the one who died for us we give 10 minutes of our day or an hour and expect to be exponentially blessed? No! God does not take joy in this, we have to do better, and i am pointing a finger at myself because i know i do this all the time. Saints this is a huge problem and its constant, I want to remind us that God is more important then everything else in this world. Many know that i love cars, but cars wont get me into Heaven. Maybe you have interests in other things sports, fashion etc etc, and nothing is wrong with that, but when it takes place over God, that is a problem. I just want to say let us be mindful of how we use our time, God deserves more. This is not an easy task, it is hard. Jesus even said "The road is narrow and few will actually find it" I am thinking to myself as i write this, i have to apply this to my life!  if we just take little steps at time we can do it! god will help us. I pray this word will help us all to give more to our God.

Be Blessed.