Wednesday May 10
Bible Reading: Gen. 4: 1 - 12
Topic: Excellent Sacrifice
Today, we see the way Cain
and Abel brought their individual sacrifice to the Lord but God accepted the
sacrifice of Abel and did not accept that of Cain.
Heb. 11: 4 tells us that
Abel offered a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain.
The offering that Abel
gave to the Lord is evidence of the fact that he was a righteous man.
Sacrifices that God does
not accept include: those that are not brought with a cheerful and willing
heart, products of unrighteousness like stolen money, money made by fraudulent
means or ungodly lifestyles e.t.c. God is not pleased with these sacrifices and
does not accept them.
If you want to offer an
excellent sacrifice which God will honour, then
1. You must First give your life to Christ Jesus as your primary
gift and become a child of God.
2. Secondly you must determine to obey His Commandments and live
righteously because 1 Sam. 15: 22 enjoins us that to obey is better than to
sacrifice.
No wonder Rom. 12: 1
enjoins us to present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God
for this is the proper way to worship Him.
Prayer:
Dear Father in Heaven, please
incline my heart to offer my members to you as an instrument of righteousness.
Help me to willingly and cheerfully offer my sacrifices to You, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, Amen
Memory Verse: Gen. 4: 7
"If thou doest well, shall
thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at thy door. And
unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him"
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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