Jason Upton has an amazing new song called No Sacrifice and today the idea of this song has been running through my thoughts over and over. The essence of it is that compared to Jesus dying on the cross in a place of deepest human wickedness (of which we all had a part) anything that we have or will ever 'give up' for God is so insignificant in comparison that it doesn't deserve to be called a sacrifice. This is amazing to me because so often I make such a big deal about giving stuff up for God and I think its so hectic, but really I'm failing to see the big picture of the minisculeness of this compared to God's sacrifice! This ties in so much with so many of the lessons that I've been learning lately about God's wonderous love and grace. We were created by Him to be loved and He loves us SO much that any love we have for other people, and even loving God is just an overflow of His love... that's intense. So today I got a fresh revelation of the depth and awesomeness of what it means to be able to live for God.
"Your thoughts are higher than mineYour words are deeper than mineYour love is stronger than mineThis is no sacrificeHere's my life"Jason Upton - No Sacrifice
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this is so powerful berry..not in the cliched way, but in the true sense because knowing this in your heart brings a freedom to know God more, to be intimate with Him and to grow in freedom as His precious and cherished daughter..
have a blessed week my berry!
*smiles*love*
Yes Berry. I like that. I will see you for tea sometime this week. hope ur week is great otherwise and everything goes fine. tw.
my dear trippie!! i thank God of all spendiferous things whenever i think of u - and most of all when i see Him in u. Thanks for passing on the rev. its not often that a rev gets passed, or passed on for the right reasons but this has truly been a blessing.
rock on Woman of God!!
I hear you! Fank!
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