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The sacrifice of thanksgiving. This is what the psalmist offers the Lord in response to all that the Lord has done. To worship the Lord does require some sacrifice! Something of ourselves must be brought to the temple and offered before the Lord. This makes our worship meaningful and personal. Sacrifice doesn’t always mean something painful or difficult. Perhaps we are not used to thinking of thanksgiving as sacrifice. Often we sacrifice a great deal for the ones we love but do not see it as sacrifice but a joy! We spent our time, talents and treasures freely on our family and friends. This is a sacrifice but a joyful one! This week as we ponder the gift of Easter I wonder what sacrifice you might bring to the Lord? How might you offer something of yourself to the Lord as a response to all that He has done for you?
Psalm 116:11-16 11 What shall I give unto the Lord * for all the benefits that he has done unto me? 12 I will lift up the cup of salvation * and call upon the Name of the Lord. 13 I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the presence of all his people; * dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 14 O Lord, I am your servant; * I am your servant, and the child of your handmaid; you have broken my bonds asunder. 15 I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving * and will call upon the Name of the Lord. 16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the sight of all his people, * in the courts of the Lord’s house, even in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. |
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