Sacrifice

Sacrifice is in our nature.

Throughout all of history, sacrifice has been involved in all forms of worship and culture. The pagans sacrificed to their gods. The True God requires sacrifice from us. Recognizing this, it is safe to assume that this has been infused in us by God the Father. Simply put, it can be boiled down to this: whatever you are willing to sacrifice for is where your heart rests. If we are willing to give up some of our pleasures for the glory of God we will, in turn, make Him a greater part of our life and He will consume much more of our thoughts. If we aren’t willing to sacrifice certain pleasures and comforts for our wives or children or any of the people we care for, how much do we really consider them or care for them? How much do I consider my friend if I’m unwilling to make sacrifices for that friend’s sake or, more importantly, his soul? By offering ourselves to God as a living sacrifice (Rom 12:1), primarily for His glory, we are participating in the worship of the Father. The spiritual exercises members of the LAMB organization participate in are focused on exactly that. Also, through ascetic practices and spiritual disciplines, a man will become less self-absorbed which leads him to be God-focused and others-focused. But the mention of sacrifice by this organization is not just a practice of self-mortification, sacrifice also includes outreach. In this sense, we’re focused on sacrificing our time, talents, and treasures for the sake of others, most of them being strangers, but all are souls that we should desire to bring to Christ. We must be passionate about the salvation of all souls, even if that is only by being a living example of Christ to others.