Sacrifice

I am watching baseball. The announcers use a word not often associated with a game, sacrifice. The idea is a hitter giving himself up to advance or score a runner.

Most people make a lot of sacrifices to benefit others. These sacrifices include gifts of time for family members, money to charities, help to those in need, assistance to those who are struggling. Some people even go as far as donating blood, plasma, marrow or organs to others. Beyond these sacrifices are the ones made by military members and first responders, which often include the ultimate sacrifice of their lives.

Jesus said that a friend is one who gives his own life for another. He gave his life so that others would be saved and live with him in eternity. Mark 10:45 records Jesus as saying, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”