Well, I haven't written in a while ... I've been busy with school, church, BCM, intramurals ... and just life in general. I'm ready for Thanksgiving break to be here! I need to relieve some stress and just be around my family again.
Lately, I've been reading the book of Malachi, and thinking a lot about sacrifices. The first part of the book is all about the Israelites offering unworthy sacrifices to God. God even calls them out on this, pointing out their sin, and they still offer their very least to Him. And to make matters worse, they turn around and offer their governor the fruits of their labor! Why do we do this? Why do we offer those we hold in high respect, those we want to impress, the very best of what we have, and then offer the Most High whatever is left? It would be better for us to offer nothing! Malachi 1:8-9 says "Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, and will accept no offering from your hands." Useless sacrifices are nothing but a disobedience to God.
Our God is an all or nothing kind of God -- and it's not just on our part! He wholly offered His son to us, wholly offered His love, mercy and grace, and most importantly, He has wholly offered salvation to us. Our life is nothing in comparison to what He offers us and yet we falter. If only we could wholly offer ourselves to Him! If only our generation would break the mold that history has created and offer a living sacrifice to the perfect Lamb! Only then would our Father truly feel a portion of the glory He deserves.
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