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Originally from: Diane Eaton <t.eaton@bmts.com>
Sacrifice
The following words have been burning on my heart for a while and I feel
that I need to share them as a prophecy to the group.
Ps. 51:19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings
to delight you; then bulls will be offered on your altar.
God is calling us to a level of sacrifice that is deeper than ever
before.
We have been sacrificing much that has not been a delight to the Lord.
We have decided for ourselves what we want to sacrifice. We have held
back much for ourselves to consume.
We must now be willing to offer up to God anything and everything that
He requests,
God wants to clear the way so that He can release into us and through us
blessings so wonderful that we cannot even imagine them. But there will
be a cost.
Our abilities must be completely sacrificed, regardless of how much we
have put into the development, training, and education.
Our giftings must be released to God so that we do not have any
expectations for how they are to be used.
We cannot hold on to past laurels, or our present careers or positions.
There may be things in our home that we cherish dearly or that have a
nostalgic sentiment to us, that will be extra weigh and will hinder us
in the "race marked out for us" (Heb. 12:1)
There may be traditions that we will be called to let go of. Others may
not understand why or they may even be offended by us. We may seem to be
irresponsible to some people.
We must sacrifice the expectations others have of us and the
expectations we have of others.
Cherished relationships must be sacrificed to God. We cannot let our
loved ones come between God's calling and our obedience to Him.
But our God is a loving God and He will call us to sacrifice what He
knows is for His glory and for our good. He will gently lead us a step
at a time and will reward us with a taste of Himself.
In Ps. 51:19 bulls were sacrificed as a burnt offering, completely
consumed for the Lord.
Bulls give seed for new life. So also pastors give out the precious
seed of the Word of God for new life in the Spirit.
Churches must offer up their pastors to God as a sacrifice completely
consumed unto God. We cannot desire to keep anything of what they have
to offer for our own desires. We must let go of all expectations that
we have of them and free them up to be used by God the way God wants to
use them. He may want them to be completely outside of the traditional
role of a pastor.
It is not the church who hires the pastor, but the Lord who appoints
him to do HIS will.
Pastors must sacrifice their positions to the Lord. They must release
and sacrifice their congregations to the Lord. He may want to work with
them in unexpected ways, and through unexpected people. They must
sacrifice their pulpits to the Lord. Let God have His way.
Our ability to sacrifice will be dependent on our faith and trust in
God. Oh, what opportunities for our faith to be deeply
It is time to expect the unexpected!!! Diane Eaton
Originally dated: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 16:45:33 -0500
everything that we cherish,
everything that we have felt we can't get along without.
s--t--r--e--t--c--h--e--d.
With great anticipation from the heavenlies!!
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