So the Lord has been just wrecking me with understanding why obedient
sacrifices are so important to him, so I am going to share what he has been
doing. Shout out to Jonathan David Hesler for inspiring this revelation.
Sacrifice is so pleasing to Jesus. When we let go of things that have a cost
to us, the Lord gets to see what are hearts truly are. The bible says that offerings
are a sweet aroma to him. How great it is that we can do small things in order
to make our Dad even more joyful if that is even possible!
I feel sacrifice on earth is so important because we have an opportunity to
do something that we won't be able to do in heaven. When we get to eternity, (I
assume) we won't have to tithe, fast, pray, evangelize, walk out in boldness,
wake up early to pray, or even lay down our lives for other people. One reason
we do these things is that others and us will draw closer to Jesus. All
of these things that require sacrifice won't be needed as we get to live with Jesus
in perfection, we will get to be with our great reward. So how important is it
that we do these things now while we have a chance. I feel the worship and
sacrifice that we put out on earth is so so so so special to Jesus, in a way
that is so different from all the angels and creatures and creation praising
him. I can see Jesus sitting on the throne watching us saying, "Wow, the
worship down there is incredible!" I see him getting so happy and excited
that we do things like fasting and tithing because the sacrifice we can make
while we live on the earth is so unique. The Lord has given us such an
opportunity right now to lay down our lives for him so that eternity can be
impacted by the sacrifices we make today! What an honor it is to have a chance
to give everything to him, so when we reach heaven we can look back and talk to
Jesus about how those sacrifices impacted heaven with a worship that is so
special and dear to him.
