Sabbath Sacrifice
““And it shall be, if you heed Me carefully,” says the LORD, “to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work in it, then shall enter the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, accompanied by the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain forever.” Jeremiah 17:24-25 NKJV http://bible.com/114/jer.17.24-25.nkjv In pursuit of prosperity and progress in life, the demand for sacrifices in service to the Lord sometimes come with great care and caution or suspicion. The rational considerations mostly favour the preference for maximizing personal investment to promoting divine investment. Whether in the sacrifice of time, talent, and treasure, the thought always goes ‘God understands....’. To Judah and Jerusalem, God apparently said ‘I don’t understand...I need the Sabbath Sacrifice!’. The understandin...