Tag Archive | sacrifice

Obedience is Greater

Mar25

One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He (Jesus) had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the foremost of all?”
Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord;

and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

The scribe said to Him, “Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that He is One, and there is no one else besides Him; and to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as himself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Mark 12:28-33 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.12.28-34.NASB1995

Obedience to God’s commandments is greater than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.

🌹. . . “Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1sa.15.22.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

New Year Resolutions

Dec30

Through Him (Jesus) then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Hebrews 13:15-16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.13.15-16.NASB1995

What wonderful New Year’s resolutions to strive for in 2025.

Continual praise to God.
Lips that express thankfulness to God
Being obedient
Sharing – your time, yourself, your blessings, and especially the gospel,
sacrificially, through Jesus, to please God!

Continually Seeking Him,

🌹Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Thanksgiving Sacrifice

Nov4

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving . . .
Psalms 50:14a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.50.14.NASB1995

What is the sacrifice we can offer to God?

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable (well pleasing) to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 12:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.12.1.NASB1995

Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.
Hebrews 13:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.13.15.NASB1995

He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.”
Psalms 50:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.50.23.NASB1995

🌹From You comes my praise in the great assembly;
Psalms 22:25a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.22.25.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Sacrificial Surrender

Jul30

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Matthew 16:24 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.16.24.NASB1995

What did Jesus do on the cross?
He gave His life (surrendered, sacrificed) for you and me.

What does it mean to take up my cross and follow Jesus?
To deny (sacrifice) myself for His purpose and glory.
To surrender my way for God’s way.
To surrender my truth for God’s truth.
To surrender my life to God so He lives through me.

In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.
John 14:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.14.20.NASB1995

🌹Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
John 14:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.14.6.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Tell of God’s Wonders

Jul19

Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; Declare among the peoples His deeds.
Psalms 9:11 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.9.11.NASB1995

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing.
Psalms 107:21-22 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.107.21-22.NASB1995

Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples.
Psalms 105:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.105.1.NASB1995

🌹I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalms 9:1-2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.9.1-2.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Veil

Jul3

but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
2 Corinthians 3:16 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.3.16.NASB1995

The veil that separates man and God.
The temple had a veil that separated the Holy place from the Holy of Holies.  Once a year the High Priest would meet with God in the Holy of Holies with a blood sacrifice for himself and for the sins of the people. Hebrews 9:6-7

When Jesus died on the cross, He being the final sacrifice – the sacrifice of the Holy of Holies for all – the veil of separation was torn from top to bottom. Access to the Holy of Holies was open to all who desired access.

Individuals still walk with the veil of separation. Separation from the Holy of Holies, God. Through Jesus the veil is removed. Jesus was the final sacrifice that removed the veil.

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,
2 Corinthians 4:3 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.4.3.NASB1995

but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
2 Corinthians 3:16 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.3.16.NASB1995

Are you ready to have your veil removed?

🌹But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.3.18.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Mother Jochebed (Exodus 1-2:10)

May8

A new king arose over Egypt. Times were changing for the Israelites, God’s people. As they grew in number and might the new king decreed that all male babies born are to be killed at birth.

But God had a different plan. . .

Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi. The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile. His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
Exodus 2:1-4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/exo.2.1-4.NASB1995

This is the beginning of the life of Moses. Moses, who served God by leading Israel out of Egypt, through the wilderness, to enter into the promised land that was promised to Abraham’s descendants.

Jochebed. Brave. Sacrificial. Loving.

🌹Jochebed put the safety of her child before her own desires and needs. God blessed her, allowing her to keep Moses until he was weaned. Because of her bravery, love, and sacrifice, Moses grew to be a blessed servant of God.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Last Passover

Mar26

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
Matthew 26:26-29 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.26.26-29.NASB1995

Jesus blessed the bread. The bread represents His body that was broken. Crucified.
Jesus gave thanks for the cup. The cup that represents His blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sin.
Jesus made a promise. A promise of hope for all believers and followers of His. The next time He drinks of the fruit of the vine will be when all believers are gathered in His Father’s kingdom.

Meditate this week on Jesus and His ultimate, sacrificial giving of Himself for you. On Friday Christians will celebrate the Lamb of God who sacrificed His life for them. As we celebrate let us remember Jesus died for all mankind. Pray for the lost who do not know the gift Jesus has for them. Take an opportunity to share the good news with someone this week. Invite them to a Good Friday service or share what this day is all about.
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Lord, turn our hearts to You.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon 🌹
https://indasharonjesus.org

30 Days of Thanks – D29

Nov29

Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing.
Psalms‬ ‭107:22‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.107.22.NASB1995

‭‭Sacrifice is something you treasure but, for the sake of God, you are willing to give it to Him freely and with thanksgiving. What sacrifice are you willing to bring to the Lord God? Can you bring that sacrifice with thanksgiving? 

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans‬ ‭12:1‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.12.1.NASB1995

‭‭🌹To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the Lord.
Psalms‬ ‭116:17‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.116.17.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

30 Days of Thanks – Day 16

Nov16

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:15‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.9.15.NASB1995

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
‭‭so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
‭‭For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
Ephesians‬ ‭2:4‭-‬8 ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.2.4.NASB1995

Jesus Christ! The gift of life given by the sacrifice of His own life. Jesus paid the price. He paid the restitution and restored our right to live, to avoid  eternal punishment that we deserve. What an indescribable gift! Thank You, God!!

How can we honor God for this gift of new life in Jesus?
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walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Ephesians‬ ‭5:2‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.5.2.NASB1995

‭‭🌹The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
2 Corinthians‬ ‭13:14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.13.14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org