DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIES

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GLOBAL CREATION MINISTRIES
REACHING AROUND THE WORLD
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TRUTHS TO GROW BY

THE REASONABLE RESPONSE (cont'd)

When we offer ourselves up as a living sacrifice we improve the quality of the letter the world is reading in us about Christ. Just as a fire improves the flavor of the food, so yielding all to Christ increases the quality of the message we offer to the world about the One who gave all for us. Also the size of the fire determines what the benefit is. A small fire means improved flavor or great rejoicing but a huge fire means burnt barbecue or great loss. The amount and type of fuel is important to consider. If our source is wood, hay, and stubble we can expect a massive flame and if the source is diamonds, gold, silver, jewels, and only a small amount of hardwood we can expect a fine fire that will produce enriched products. “Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan! Oh, the grace that bro’t it down it man! Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span at Calvary!”1
Jesus also mentioned that the sacrifice was seasoned with salt. My, what a difference a little salt can make in a recipe. Without salt food can be very bland and lack flavor. With salt even some foul tasting foods can please, but if the salt has been fouled nothing can help. In the time of the New Testament, salt was used to purify and cleanse as well as to preserve. If we offer ourselves with salt, we offer ourselves with purity and great reward can be expected. If however the salt put on our sacrifice is dirty because our lives are full of sin, then we can expect our sacrifice to be rejected.
We can choose to serve God or to serve ourselves. The choice is ours alone, no one can make the choice for us. A life given over completely to God is a life of joy and great reward. A life lived for self is a life lost, and forever unrecoverable. “Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan! Oh, the grace that bro’t it down it man! Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span at Calvary!”1 Which choice is yours; full surrender to God or live for self? Give God your all. Make Him your forever King!

1. At Calvaryby William R. Newell_______