Fat Priests

Stealing the fat portions...
1 Samuel 2:17 , 4:18.
"...This sin of the young men was very great in the LORD's sight, for they were treating the LORD's offering with contempt..."
"...When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man and heavy..."

A tragic story of two unruly sons and an old father who, it appears, was tainted with their wicked rebellion, robbing his rebuke of any authority. One of God's main grievances with Eli's sons was that they mocked His offering. They took the best portions for themselves although they belonged to God.

The challenge as I read this passage:
Do I offer God the "fat portions" in my life, or seek to keep them for myself. Do I give my first offerings of time and energy directly to Him? Do I give them to my academic pursits? Do I give them to my lovely girlfriend? Do I use them for seeking my own blessings in Christ?

I've been seeking to give God my sharpest moments and freshest time, the first of physical resources.

God doesn't want the scraps and the dregs.