The Sacrifice of Praise!

In our society, if we don't abide by the law, chances are at some point we could find ourselves answering to a higher authority. And then there are laws of physics, far more absolute and impartial, but even they are subject to a "higher law". Here's an example...an airplane is much heavier than air and therefore according to the law of gravity it cannot fly. But when the law of thrust and air flow are introduced into the equation guess what? It flies! Because of the over-riding principles of a "higher law" which has dominion over it,what was impossible becomes possible.

The other day I was talking with a friend and I mentioned how glad I was to be "On this side of the cross". I'd been reading some of the old testament books and was overwhelmed by all the sacrifices they seem to be constantly making. His reply to me was "We still make sacrifices,the primary difference being that everything we do now to honor God has to do with our hearts and not our hands!"

And he was right!

Mankind is still under the law,the wages of sin is still death! And of course the great news is that Christ's death on the cross paid our sin debt freeing us from that penalty! Christ fulfilled the requirements of the law on our behalf and gave "Whosoever Believes" the opportunity to come under a new covenant based on higher precepts,or commandments. Ones that can't be satisfied by anything less than the sacrifice of our own most precious possession...

Our Love!

Jesus told the Apostles this...

John 14:12

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Healing people,feeding thousands with practically nothing,raising the dead,turning water into wine, these are just a few of the things Jesus did! How is it possible for us to do these things which are impossible based on the laws we understand? By understanding a higher law!

1 Peter 2:24

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Didn't Christ die to redeem us from the curse of sin,sickness and death? If that's true,and I believe it is, then the manifestation of what Jesus said then is possible in the here and now! More than that, it's a foregone conclusion...ye were healed! The victory has been won! We simply must, by faith, acknowledge this truth and the power of the higher law Jesus the Christ died to make available to us!

We're called to proclaim His Kingdom!

Luke 10:8-9

 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

Matthew 4:23

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

The kingdom Jesus spoke of is a place where there is no sin. No sickness,pain or death. It's a restoration of The Father Gods creation to it's original condition as it was when He pronounced it "Very Good". Not crippled,or sick, or afflicted in any way

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

The gospel is "Very Good News" and I believe that the stronger our grasp is on the reality of the higher law which rules there, the less power the laws of this present, perceived kingdom can have over us! We simply subscribe to a higher truth,Gods truth! We choose to operate in it! Choosing to believe what He says about every aspect of not only our lives but the lives of others and the world as a whole...in short,by our adoption into His kingdom we adopt a whole new belief system that transforms everything about our lives! As a result, we're empowered to speak to the deception's of Satan's kingdom and command them to flee!

Healings, deliverance's, manifested blessings of all kinds!

Wouldn't you like to see that?

I believe it's possible,in truth,I think it's required!

But first, would you give it up for God?

Whatever it is that you love most...

Just like Abraham did with Issac.

Except Gods not asking for your son,

He wants YOU!

To perform a sacrifice of praise, to put your pride on the altar...

And then stand back!

1 Peter 2:5

 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.