Sacrifice–not the easiest action to perform–yet a major part of life, involves willingly giving up something for the purpose or benefit of something else. Often, we’re asked to sacrifice time, money, skills, or talents for various reasons. We sacrifice for our families, jobs, and churches. Yet nothing comes close to sacrificing one’s entire life and will for another. During this Easter season, this is what Christians celebrate: the sacrifice and resurrection of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, for the sins of the entire world–the reconciliation of people to God.
As we sacrifice our lives to live for the Lord, may we always be mindful of the matchless value of our Father’s sacrifice of a holy, blameless, life to atone for the darkness of guilty men. Yet amazingly, with the sacrifice of our lives, we gain abundant, eternal life, along with authority and peace that surpasses all understanding.
Thankfully, now the old is gone, and the new has come. We are truly blessed!
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I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. ~ Galatians 2:20/NIV
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