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Are you a beneficiary of sacrifice?

Sacrifice is not easy to engage in, yet it is the key that unlocks many gates to people’s deliverances and blessings.

It is one of the secrets of supernatural breakthroughs.

This post gives a summary of the power and blessings of sacrifice, most of which is from a teaching by Bishop David Abioye on the “Force of Sacrifice.”

I believe it will minister to you as it ministered to me.

Are you a beneficiary of sacrifice?

Sacrifice is not easy to engage in, yet it is the key that unlocks many gates to people’s deliverances and blessings.

It is one of the secrets of supernatural breakthroughs.

This post gives a summary of the power and blessings of sacrifice, most of which is from a teaching by Bishop David Abioye on the “Force of Sacrifice.”

I believe it will minister to you as it ministered to me.

Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him – (NKJV).

Sacrifice is done in tears and in pain but the person engaging in it reaps in joy and bountifully.

The returns are normally fearful because they are beyond what can be explained by the human mind.

It is God’s ordained gateway to a new dawn, glorious beginnings and series of breakthroughs.

What is sacrifice?

It is giving out things that are precious and valuable to you; it talks about the cost and not the volume, the quality and not the quantity of what you are giving.

Furthermore, sacrifice is parting away with your goods with weeping.

The process is painful but gainful at the end.

Benefits of the altar of sacrifice

It reverses curses ()

It is the altar of enactment of covenant ()

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It is the altar of termination of plaques ()

It is the altar of supernatural turnaround ()

When to sacrifice

Whenever things look tight.

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When God instructs you to do so ()

When you are delightsomely prompted to do so ()

How to make your sacrifice acceptable

Give yourself first to God

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Why Would God ask for a Sacrifice?

God will ask for a sacrifice because He wants to know the state of your heart

God wants you to know what is in your own heart ().

You may think you know your heart or what its tendencies are until a demand is placed on you.

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You may think you know your heart or what its tendencies are until a demand is placed on you.

The rich man in was a man who loved to fulfil the law.

Jesus knew his deficiency but the man never realised his own deficiency or the true state of his heart until he was put on the spot.

The rich young ruler did not know that he was enslaved to his wealth.

Jesus also revealed the state of Peter's heart to him, when he told Jesus he would follow Jesus and die with Him.

But when he saw death, he ran and denied Jesus.

When God calls for a sacrifice, He wants us to search ourselves and know where our tendencies are.

The rich man in was a man who loved to fulfil the law.

Jesus knew his deficiency but the man never realised his own deficiency or the true state of his heart until he was put on the spot.

The rich young ruler did not know that he was enslaved to his wealth.

Jesus also revealed the state of Peter's heart to him, when he told Jesus he would follow Jesus and die with Him.

But when he saw death, he ran and denied Jesus.

When God calls for a sacrifice, He wants us to search ourselves and know where our tendencies are.

Biblical examples

Widow of Zarephath –

The widow of Zarephath sacrificed the only handful of flour and little oil she had for her son and herself to eat during a drought (cause of the famine in the land), and God gave her food to eat till rain started falling again for crops to grow.

She experienced supernatural turnaround through her sacrifice.

Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac –

God instructed Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac, whom he waited for years to have.

Abraham went ahead to do so, willingly, in worship of God and with expectation that God will raise Isaac up from the dead ().

At the end, God provided the animal used for the sacrifice and He enacted a covenant of blessings, multiplication and dominion with Abraham and his descendants, which is still speaking till today.

The death of Jesus Christ – , )

God also sacrificed his only begotten son for the world, so that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.

The Almighty Father sacrificed His best to reconcile the world to Himself, and today multitudes are returning back to Him.

In conclusion, sacrifice may the answer to the challenge you are facing today.

There are numerous testimonies that emanated from the altar of sacrifice.

Nobody gives an acceptable sacrifice and remains the same.

Act on this summary today and you will be sharing your testimony sooner than you expect.

Conclusion .

There is nothing that you sacrifice that you don't get back ().

If you give up, you will receive.

Every sacrifice, though physical, goes beyond the material and has a spiritual dimension ().

We gauge blessings by the physical but there are spiritual implications of a blessing.

In , man was first made in the spiritual form, and the first thing God said to man was to bless him ().

God empowered man spiritually when He created man; He gave a part of Himself to man, so that man can function and have dominion over the works of creation ().

Blessing is more of empowerment than what is seen in the physical.

Blessing is an empowerment that was instituted when man was born in the spiritual ().

says; "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:" The greatest blessing you can get from God is a spiritual blessing.

In , God conferred upon man the ability to perform in line with His thoughts which He had expressed in .

The blessings of God are contained in the Words He spoke over man just like He spoke to create the Heavens and the earth.

Man sinned and God's blessing upon man was corrupted but that did not change God's plan.

Noah sacrificed the clean beasts at the risk of not seeing the species of these animals again (, , ).

Because of Noah's sacrifice, God enacted a law that is still in existence today (), and God blessed Noah and his sons ().

These scriptures tells us that it took a sacrifice for God to re-enact something He had earlier declared in , before man was born or made in the physical form.

Every sacrifice you make carries with it a blessing ().

It is the blessing of the LORD that makes you rich and adds no sorrow to it ().

Every sacrifice draws an oath from God; it attracts God's attention and a covenant commitment from Him. Don't shy away from any sacrifice.

In addition, whenever you give a sacrifice, patiently wait for its blessing, for it will surely come because God is the rewarder of they that diligently seek Him.

The blessing of Abraham was established on sacrifice, and it is an empowerment.

God confirmed His Word to Abraham by two immutable things: the Word of God and the oath ().

Therefore, as you offer sacrifices to God, expect an empowerment from Him and wait for Him.

In conclusion, the ultimate sacrifice is our LORD, Jesus Christ; He came to this world and died for us.

If you have not given your life to Jesus Christ, do so today.

If you want to partake in the blessings of sacrifice, now is the time to give your life to Jesus Christ.