Living a Life of Convenience or Sacrifice?

                                                                  Darrel Stott in Jungle

Living a Life of Convenience or a Life of Sacrifice?

The word “convenient” is found one time in the Bible.  The word “sacrifice” is found numerous times in the Bible.

In most of the world people want to live a live of convenience.  Without realizing it we can easily become selfish and we set our goals for what benefits us and our family to the neglect of others and the Kingdom of God.

Convenience and Selfishness joined together as life style are direct enemies of the plan of God for your life.

The Bible tells us if we desire to be great in the Kingdom of God we must become the servants of all.  Yes we must serve others and their needs.

When God introduced Abraham to the life style of FAITH and trust in God he asked him to sacrifice the one thing that was the closest to his heart.  Yes God asked for his only son Isaac.

When the people were starving and the word came that the solution was for Jacob to give his youngest son as a sacrifice and then all would have the food they needed God was teaching them and us some basic lessons. 

We must learn to be apart of the Kingdom of God involves a life style of sacrifice for all in the Kingdom.

Paul the apostle said that we must “die daily to ourselves and our selfish desires”.  Then he says we must “crucify” or “kill” them

Look at some of what Unger’s Bible Dictionary says about the word SACRIFICE:

Convenient

Scripture Terms. The following terms are used to express the sacrificial act:

1. Something given; a gift (Gen 32:13,18,20-21; 43:11; etc.); tribute (2 Sam 8:2,6; 2 Kings 17:4); an offering to God (1 Chron 16:29; Isa 1:13), spoken especially of a bloodless offering (Heb. minha; see Meat Offering, below).

2. Something brought near, an offering as a symbol of communion or covenant between man and God (Heb. qorban).

Indeed, to sacrifice seems as natural to man as to pray; the one indicates what he feels about himself, the other what he feels about God. The one means a felt need of propitiation, the other a felt sense of dependence" (Edersheim, The Temple, p. 81).

Fundamental Idea. The fundamental idea of sacrifices may be gathered partly from their designation, partly from their nature. Sacrifices do not appear to have been instituted at first by divine command.

Why am I talking to you today about the word sacrifice?

I believe sacrifice must be emphasized to all Christian believers as part of our life style today if we are to attain the goals that God puts before us and to be successful in evangelizing the world with the Gospel of Jesus!

Great things just don’t happen!  There is a price to be paid for greatness!  Part of the price is for us all to sacrifice our personal desires and take on the desires of God!

I am so excited this year and as I look into the future to the year 2015.  I believe that the great resources of heaven have come to join with us now in this great harvest season!

Yes the worst of hell and the best of heaven are going to have a show down!  We have to have oil in our lamps being full of the Holy Spirit and be in spiritual and physical condition.  Our eyes must be on the Holy Spirit and not be imitating others success.  Lastly we must be full of FAITH and so excited over the hour we are in that God has called us to succeed!

In a time of world recession I have agreed to partner with orphanages in Africa, Orphanages in China and Nepal.  I have agreed to partner with a Bible School in China and to mentor as many as I can in the teachings of the Glory of God and intimacy with Jesus!

Convenient:

This word will damm us so we will not take long to discuss it.  Just notice that King Felix was about the most important decision in his life but he instead made a wrong discision because of this word “convenient”.

Acts 24:25

25 As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you." (from New International Version)

I will say no more about that word!

But let me be up front with you! 

I cannot do what God has called me to do without your help.  We must be a team that works together loveing and honoring each other.  Yes I need your help, prayers and financial support.

I am expecting the most exciting thrilling years of my life in the next five years!

Darrel Stott

Email: Glorywalk1@aol.com