INTRODUCTION

The scriptures plainly and repeatedly state that Christ gave Himself as man’s complete and only sacrifice. Yet, the New Testament proclaims that because of salvation, the believer can offer spiritual sacrifices to God (1 Peter 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
See All...). Before a believer can determine the complete nature of these sacrifices, he must first recognize that any such sacrifices must be made to God only. The Lord declared His jealous nature in the Old Testament when He said, “He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed” (Exodus 22:20He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
See All...). Though much has changed, God still demands that man’s sacrifices be presented to Him and Him alone.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS

• (For children): God alone deserves our sacrifice (Isaiah 42:8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
  See All...). Consider what these men did when they realized who the true God was: fishermen (Jonah 1:15-16 [15] So they look up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. [16] Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
  See All...); Naaman (2 Kings 5:15-17 [15] And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. [16] But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. [17] And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.
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• (For everyone): What gods competed with the one true God as the recipients of men’s sacrifices? What are some things (gods) to which modern societies might offer sacrifices, spiritual or otherwise?
• Why is it so crucial that we learn to whom we should offer our sacrifices? How does this dictate the nature and purity of our sacrifices?

PRAYER NEEDS

• Ask the Lord to show you the rivals for receiving your sacrifices.
• Ask God to help all your sacrifices to be made unto Him alone.

HYMN

TO GOD BE THE GLORY

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