According to the dictionary:
Sacrifice: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
Obedience: dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
When Jesus died on the cross, it was sacrifice and obedience. Sacrifice for our mistakes and obedience to God's will.
When we do things for God, and we think it is so hard that we say "I'm doing this sacrifice for God" then it's obedience and not sacrifice, as God has never done anything wrong.
So whatever we do, we should think as that we are doing it bcause we love God and respect Him, and not because we want to force ourselves to do things by obligation, as obligation is not love, as love never is never forceful.
I was thinking about that this morning, the importance of being obedient to God.
ReplyDeleteWhat we do, we do it for His glory. The Bible says: "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." Col 3:17
"Servants, respectfully obey your earthly masters but always with an eye to obeying the real master, Christ. Don't just do what you have to do to get by, but work heartily, as Christ's servants doing what God wants you to do. And work with a smile on your face, always keeping in mind that no matter who happens to be giving the orders, you're really serving God. Good work will get you good pay from the Master, regardless of whether you are slave or free." (Ephe. 6: 5 to 8 - The Message)
God is good!