The ONLY New Testament [NT] Sacrifice

SF, Stagecoach, NV

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

     To sacrifice is to offer something to God.  A sacrifice will cost you time, focus, killing of the flesh, surrendering your will for a higher cause.  The benefit we receive can never be calculated.  Every sacrifice we make is compensated and backed up by all of God's promises and treasures, both here and when we join Him for eternity. 

Hebrews 13:15

"Through Him then, let us continually offer up a 

sacrifice of praise to God,

that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name."

      Strong's Concordance Says:

     PRAISE: יָדָה yâdâh, yaw-daw'; a primitive root; used only as de-nominative from H3027; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands):—cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).

    THANKSGIVING: תּוֹדָה tôwdâh, to-daw'; from H3034; properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers:—confession, (sacrifice of) praise, thanks(-giving, offering).

     JOY:  יָדָה yâdâh, same as PRAISE.  For Instance: When you are singing unto the Lord, you praise him with a yadah, by raising your hands in the air.  This equates with giving Abba ALL of you and your Praise for receiving from Him all that Abba has done for you - from the sinner you were, to now being blessed with His mercy, grace, happiness, and peaceful life you now have.  Or when you just speak to Him, with the fruit of your lips to Him.

Nehemiah 8:10

"Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat,

drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared;

for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, 

for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

     Our strength in God, comes from us being doers of the Word, and seeing the manifestation in our lives.  That's what we REJOICE in, that His Word is the truth!

Numbers 23:19

“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

     So we can Praise Him for our very lives, for the roof over our head, for our families, how He's redeemed us from the hands of the enemy [twerp], for the peace that surpasses all understanding we can live in, etc.  So there is much to praise Him for, including His protection, the renewing of our minds and the maturity we've grown into, because of our obedience to Him and His Word.

     Thanksgiving would come in after you pray, believing you've already received what you asked for and Joy comes in the morning with the answer.

Psalm 30:5

“For His anger is but for a moment,

His favor is for a lifetime;

Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.”

     In my Bible Study yesterday, it came up that we should start our day with asking the Holy Spirit what we should do today.  Abba has many plans, and He needs us to fulfill them on earth.  None of us did it on a regular basis, but we've made a commitment to do so in future.  James, the brother of Jesus said these words.

James 4:13-15

“Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such

and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in

business and make a profit." 

14 Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.

You are just a vapor that appears for a little while

and then vanishes away. 

15 Instead, you ought to say, 

"If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.”

     This is what will bring you JOY faster than anything else, working for the Lord and doing His Will on earth, as it is in Heaven.
     So REJOICE, He's coming for us soon.

Blessings to all who read the Blogs, for YOU are FAVORED and BLESSED!

Sandy F. The Lord’s Servant.