Sacrifice!

John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life..." (NASB)

One informal definition of the word sacrifice is: giving up something, often for someone else.

This, of course, is an understatement of what was done for us when God "gave" us His son.  Jesus chose to leave His heavenly dwelling to come to earth as a man, to take on sin and to save us.  God, in His infinite love for us, sent His Son to die on the cross for us.  That is sacrifice!  That is surely giving up something for someone else!  Not to mention that God did not have to save himself, nor His Son, they are both complelely righteous and holy.
In my previous post I talked about the importance of memorials and the Lord's Supper as a memorial being set up, in one sense, to remind us of Christ's death, burial and resurrection.  Through this memorial we are given a weelky reminder of the sacrifice that was made for us by Christ, its importance in our life and how much He deserves our worship and praise.
Did you participate in the Lord's Supper this past Lord's Day?  If not, why not?  If so, did you focus on Christ and what He did for you on that fateful day at Calvary, His sacrifice?

Let me know,

Patrick Antonucci