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DEFILED SACRIFICES

 


To say something is defiled simply means such a thing is polluted. Imagine a mother giving out fruits to her children and one of the children gets one that has been bitten seriously by insects while others get a good one, I am very sure the child will go back to have a change of his fruit. If I was in the child's shoes I will feel dejected.

Speaking of a defiled sacrifice scripturally it means offering a polluted sacrifice to the Ancient of days. This is something that is not to be taken with levity hands. In the scriptures, John chapter 1, says in the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God himself was the Word..... we were made to see that Abba created the entire universe so why offer Him the least of all he puts in our care? Are we not aware He owns both the offeror and the offered so why the incessant struggle in giving Him what befits Him.

In the book of Genesis chapter 4, Cain due to his stinginess and negligence attracted an eternal curse on himself as he offered a defiled sacrifice to the Lord as against his brother who gave to the Lord with all his might and capability. Are we going to follow Cain's footsteps or that of Abel ?.  To give Abba a defiled sacrifice is offering to Him what is less of Him. Are we sure we are capable of giving Him what makes Him less of Himself? In the book of revelation, we were made to know that the "twenty-four" elders who sit around his throne cast their crown before him to signify that He is worthy! how much more our earthy sacrifices, no wonder He said if ye fail to praise Him stones will do so instead, I pray inanimate things would not replace us in the presence of our maker

Brethren, let us inculcate the habit of giving to the Lord wholeheartedly, we should stop offering polluted offerings, we should give to the best of our ability, and also not try to impress anyone. The book of Malachi 3:10-13 tells us even the reward of paying our tithes and making rightful offerings to the Father. Nowadays, people do not even believe in dropping offerings in the house of the Lord talk less of tithes, it should not be so!

In conclusion, In the journey of this year can we be determined not to offer defiled sacrifice to the Father, and let us wait and see the positive result in all areas of our lives, let us try our Maker this year with our substance and watch out for what comes thereafter.

PRAYERS: Father, the ability not to offer defiled sacrifices to you again grant me. Amen


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