“If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.—C.T Studd
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
In commenting at a graduation service a graduate once said, “Mom and Dad, I am thankful for all you have sacrificed.” I began to wonder about this word sacrifice; it is giving up something I want, something I desire to keep, something I hold dear to my heart. So is giving money for my children to go to a Christian School really a sacrifice? What did I sacrifice? I wanted them to go. I wanted them to hear from a Biblical view point about our world. I wanted to protect them from the wiles of the devil. I wanted them to be grounded in the Bible. So no, it was not a sacrifice for me. I am not sure I have ever sacrificed anything when compared to what God has sacrificed for me. Sure, I give my tithe, I give my faith promise, I give to needs of the church and the needs of the people in the church, but have I sacrificed?
Church, we are no longer to live for ourselves. Verse 15 says, “…that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” Are you living for self or the Saviour today?
