Monday, November 19, 2007

Worship without Sacrifice

Most people understand that certain things are inherently wrong. They can identify many of the problems that fallen man faces, but their attempts to correct them without Christ are at best temporary.

I ran across this list of seven social sins that Mohandas Gandhi identified. It was interesting to think through this list.

Wealth without Work
Pleasure without Conscience
Science without Humanity
Knowledge without Character
Politics without Principle
Commerce without Morality
Worship without Sacrifice


Most Christians could "amen" every item on this Hindu leader's list. But how many Christians can "amen" the last one.

God is not truly worshipped when He only receives our excesses or leftovers. When we truly worship something, we sacrifice. When the world sees some guy sacrificing for a girl, they often say, "He worships the ground she walks on." When the neighbors see a guy washing his car three times a week, they say, "He worships that car." When a wife watches her husband play golf four times a week, she will tell her friends, "He worships golf." The world understands that true worship involves sacrifice. So did David when he said, "I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God which cost me nothing." 2 Samuel 24:18-25

God is calling His church into authentic worship that will not go unnoticed by a watching world. If we are going to be engaged in the greatest spiritual harvest in history, it will take sacrifice.

Something to think about.

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