Bible Explorer for the Young (Ezekiel - Part 2)নমুনা

Sacrifice for Greater Purposes Romans 3:25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of His blood—to be received by faith. God told Ezekiel that God would take away his wife from him. Not only that, God instructed Ezekiel not to mourn over the death of his beloved wife. Not being able to mourn for his wife would be a great sacrifice for Ezekiel and it caused a great pain for him in addition to his grief. Nevertheless, despite his sadness, Ezekiel did what God asked him to do. What Ezekiel had to experience was actually a sacrifice for a greater purpose. God had a purpose that He wanted to show to the Israelites through what had happened. Speaking of sacrifice, in order to save us from eternal death, God sacrificed His Son, Jesus on the cross. Sacrifices are made for greater purposes. When we give up something precious, we will feel the pain. However, we know that we have to do it in order to achieve something great. For example, in order to score with flying colors in our exam, we sacrifice our play time; in order to make our little sister happy, we sacrifice our last piece of cookies and give it to her. As we grow in faith, we will be more ready to make more sacrifices in order to do what Jesus wants us to do. Remember that He has given the greatest sacrifice to save us all: Himself. Prayer Dear God, I want to offer my life to You as a pleasing sacrifice. Lord, have Your way in me. Amen.