TRUE SACRIFICE. By Pastor E. A. Adeboye.      Open heaven - (Monday 4 November)

Memory Verse: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.Romans 12:1

Read:Romans 12:1-2

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Another laudable virtue in the midwives of Exodus 1:15-21 was that they were ready to die for what they believed was right. That was great sacrifice! These midwives got to the ultimate in sacrifice – to the point of death! Romans 12:1 says,

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”

For you to follow the Lord at all, you must be ready to sacrifice for the Kingdom. The extent of the sacrifice is what you have to determine. Some people can sacrifice their intellect but not their time. Some can sacrifice their time but not their money. How many times have you sacrificed very interesting television programmes just to be in God's presence, worshipping or winning a soul to Him? Some people can sacrifice their old or used clothes to be given for missions but cannot buy brand new clothes for the same purpose. Some people can give hundreds and some thousands of naira, dollars or euro but cannot give hundreds of thousands or millions of the same currency even when they can afford it. What level of sacrifice are you presently on?

What is the ultimate sacrifice? This is a point of sacrifice where you can give anything or any amount for the Kingdom. Here, you can give your all - house, car, money, time and even life for the Kingdom of God to be established on earth. You do not mind being killed for your faith in Christ. This is the ultimate sacrifice! When you love God to this point, you begin a new life where everything is totally different. At this point, nothing is anything. Nothing can stand between you and God. Here, obedience is total. This is the place of true sacrifice. Once you get to this point, God can do just about anything through you. He can entrust His riches into your hands and He will carry you delicately like an egg. This is the place where real life starts. May the Lord take you to this point!

KeyPoint

True living starts from the point of total surrender.

EVEN AS SHE WAS DYING....

I read this message in one of the ''OUR DAILY MANNA'' and I was blessed and I believe, it will also believe you 

I love a story I read recently about a woman who was in a church on Sunday morning listening to the sermon. Suddenly she fainted and hit her head on the pew in front of her. Someone in the congregation called an ambulance. As they strapped her to a stretcher and got ready to head out of the door, she regained her consciousness. She motioned for her daughter to come near. Everyone thought she was summoning up strength to convey what would be her last words. The daughter leaned over until her ear was at her mother’s mouth. ‘‘My offering is in my purse’’ she whispered. Did you get the lesson?  NOT EVE DEATH COULD STOP HER FROM GIVING. Even in the valley of the shadow of death, giving was her heartbeat!  Many have allowed lack to stop them from giving. Many have allowed fear of poverty to stop them from giving. Over and over God has given them an opportunity to increase their income, but they have turned Him down again and again. You need to tell yourself today, ‘‘enough is enough.’’ A great man once said, ‘‘Every opportunity to give is an opportunity to increase your income.’’  If you want to see the flood of God’s provision in ways that you’ve not seen before, begin to give in ways that you have not given before. Many people say.  ‘‘when my income increases, I will increase my offering’’ No! No! No! Kingdom principles don’t work like that. It’s like saying that when my chicken starts laying eggs, I will start giving her food. Or, when my orange plant starts producing fruit, I will start watering it. Giving always comes before receiving. If you want to increase your income level, INCREASE YOUR GIVING LEVEL. God may not give you back cash for cash, but for your giving, there are seasons; He will give you blessings money cannot buy.

• Renew your love for GOD and for His cause.
• ·        Give to His work even from your little.
• ·        Give you best and God will give you His best- even blessings money cannot buy