"Sacrifice is the ultimate expression of the Holy Spirit's love." ~ Oswald Chambers
Sacrifice is often well intended but commonly misplaced. Bruno Mars might catch a grenade for you and jump in front of a train for you but take a second look and he is his own time bomb and his life is already a train wreck.
Sacrifice without the Holy Spirit is an expression of a love that is shallow and that dissolves when trials come. It misleads, deceives, and indirectly makes a joke of the sacrifice of Christ. Shallow love is often the cause for most relationships and equally the blame for the brokenness that quickly follows.
Sacrifice with the Holy Spirit is an expression of a love that goes beyond emotion and words and perseveres through the darkest hours and deepest doubts.
John 10:10, "I have come that you might have life and have it abundantly." Funny thing is Christ didn't have a Cadillac Escalade, He rode a donkey. He didn't have a yacht or season passes to Hershey Park, he borrowed fishing boats and washed people's feet. But Christ truly knew how to live, didn't he? He was "...regarded as poor but making many rich, as having nothing but possessing all things (II Cor. 6:10)."
He lived a life of complete sacrifice to the Father, That whole idea of life abundantly meant complete submission and sacrifice to the Lord. Sounds backwards to those who haven't been on the receiving end of true Love.
"It is finished" ~ Jesus Christ
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