http://reed.teammueller.com/2008/01/31/afterword-what-is-pleasing-sacrifice/ thoughts along The Way Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:15:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://reed.teammueller.com/2008/01/31/afterword-what-is-pleasing-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Rick Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:35:29 +0000 http://reed.teammueller.com/2008/01/31/afterword-what-is-pleasing-sacrifice/#comment-76 I don't think we often think of worship as being sacrificial. We tend to think of worship as "happy song" time. Thanks for the reminder that worship is in itself an act of sacrifice. Even the "happy song" time should be sacrificial. It should be sacrificial in that we lift God and hold Him above ourselves and place Him at the center of our lives. The interesting thing to me here is that not all sacrifice is painfull or difficult to give. If praise, edification and song are a form of sacrificial worship, where is the sacrifice? If it is putting God above and ahead of us, then it is a sacrifice that feels good and is a pleasure to give. I hope that as I mature, all sacrifice that I make to God will give me the same pleasure. I have a long way to go!! I don’t think we often think of worship as being sacrificial. We tend to think of worship as “happy song” time. Thanks for the reminder that worship is in itself an act of sacrifice. Even the “happy song” time should be sacrificial. It should be sacrificial in that we lift God and hold Him above ourselves and place Him at the center of our lives. The interesting thing to me here is that not all sacrifice is painfull or difficult to give. If praise, edification and song are a form of sacrificial worship, where is the sacrifice? If it is putting God above and ahead of us, then it is a sacrifice that feels good and is a pleasure to give. I hope that as I mature, all sacrifice that I make to God will give me the same pleasure. I have a long way to go!!

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