"Therefore: through Jesus let's always offer up our sacrifice of praise to God," Hebrews 13:15.
Sacrifice? What sacrifice? Here, our fitting sacrifice to God: to confess out loud Jesus Christ as Lord. And, to do good. That's our sacrifice, too. Oh! And, to share our stuff. There it is. That's what God's looking for from us after what he's done for us. That we live out the goodness of the sky kingdom in this world. That we share stuff (and hearts), citizens in the sky kingdom. That we press on speaking God's love in Christ. That we end frustrated searches for heaven on earth: We look ahead to God's timeless, free city, our home. That we marshal every good thing to do God's will for us in Christ.
With a brother or sister today, we hear each other's confession: Jesus is Lord! We assert common hope of eternal life (God promised it before the ages started!). And, together, we say, Thank You, Lord!
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