He has no need, as did the high priests, to offer
sacrifice day after day, first for his own sins and then for those of the
people; he did that once for all when he offered himself. Heb. 7
What exactly do we mean when we use the word “sacrifice”?
Definition: an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy.
Synonyms: give up, abandon, surrender, forgo, renounce,
forfeit, relinquish, resign, abdicate;
We are on this planet for one reason; to prepare to
receive a share in the very life of God; to be clothed in glory. The angels before
us were created already in glory, but some, when they saw themselves so glorious,
thought that they too were gods. So, God stripped them of their glory and
banished them from his presence.
To prevent this from happening to us humans, God started
us off on this planet, clothed in mud and destined for decay and death. This humbling
experience was meant to convince us that we are not gods nor shall we ever be.
Once convinced, God can safely cloth us in glory – thus protecting us from the
error of the fallen angels.
The life of self sacrifice which Jesus models for us is a
life of purification; purging out of our minds and hearts every pride-of-self, now
capable of receiving a share in the divine life.
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