DAD'S RAMBLING -- SACRIFICES

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – ACCEPTABLE SACRIFICES

"Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased." (Hebrews 13:15-16)

The Old Covenant had its sacrifices. There were the animals which were offered as sacrifices, and their blood was brought into the sanctuary by the high priest, but the bodies of the animals were burned outside of the camp (vs. 11). In the New Covenant, the Lord Jesus sanctified the people with His own blood, and also suffered outside the gate on Golgotha (vs. 12).

We are not called to make these kinds of sacrifices for sin, but we are given the calling to offer the sacrifices of praise and good works. These please God.

As we go outside the camp (vs. 11) – into the world around us, may our lives be marked by these sacrifices. Giving continual praise, even while bearing reproach for His name's sake, is a powerful testimony to the work of God in our lives.

But the sacrifices are not limited to the verbal. Another powerful witness to God's grace is doing good. As we have received God's grace, so we give it. Freely we have received, freely we give.

And we remember the words of Romans12:1 – "I beseech you, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service."

Love, Dad