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)
He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. (Jim Elliot)
The worship of God has always involved a sacrifice. It began with the blood of bulls and goats and lambs and culminated with the blood of the perfect and spotless Lamb of God—Christ Himself. (Josh McDowell)
What’s the secret to a lasting relationship? Self-sacrifice. And not just on one side, it applies to both members of any relationship. (Jason Boyett)
I will offer to Him both my tears and my exultation. Nothing we offer to Him will be lost. (Elizabeth Elliot)
Jesus deserves our most extravagant worship because of His extravagant sacrifice in giving His life on the cross to save us from our sins, to give us peace, hope, and eternal life.
(Pastor Fred Mendoza)
And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.” (Rev. 5:9)
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Mark 10:45—The Lord Jesus)
