It is pretty sad that I consider as a sacrifice some of the things I do. I can give the smallest effort and be minimumly inconvenienced and still think that I have done something wonderful. Yesterday I spent less than an hour serving lunch to some teenagers. I walked away thinking how gracious I am. I didn’t consider the man who bought the food and cooked it. My sacrifices are puny. I should not be puffed up about these small things.
Of course, the Bible tells us about a real sacrifice, in fact, the greatest sacrificial act ever performed. Romans 5:6-10 says, “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. “
While we were God’s enemies and sinners, God sacrificed His Son so that we could be saved. We can be justified before Him and that is only made possible by His sacrifice. Now we have a choice. We can believe in Jesus and the gift of salvation or we can remain in our sins and reject God’s sacrifice. I pray that you will choose to believe and be saved.
Reluctant Retiree 