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Sacrifice

In my prayer time this morning, I was contemplating sacrifice.

The person who sacrifices for someone else elevates that person from where they are to a new level - consider Jesus with us and Johnathon with David. Also, my sacrifice for someone else shows that person their worth and value to me. It elevates their worth and value in their own eyes and in the eyes of those around them. This is love! I can sacrifice for others, if I consider Christ's sacrifice for them, how much worth and value Christ places on them. Then I see that if they are worth sacrificing for to Christ, then they are certainly worth my sacrificing for them! (LORD, teach my heart to love!)-- Note: Christ sacrificed Himself for those who are worth it but don't deserve it. He sacrificed Himself for SINNERS like ME! Thank you Jesus!

I have worth because He loves me. He sacrificed Himself because He loves me and I'm worth it to Him - I didn't earn it and I don't deserve it, but I am worth it - because He loves me.

Saying this, I know I still have a fight on my hands - against my selfish flesh that wants to put ME first, against a society that says "look out for #1", and against the devil who doesn't want people to know their worth and value to God, and to me. But "I am more than a conquerer through Him who loved me and gave Himself for me".

posted by Colleen @ 5:45 PM