What can I offer the Lord
for all he has done for me?" (Psalm 116: 12 NLT)
When you experience a great favor from God and your heart is overflowing with gratitude, how do you thank God?
Let us see some of the ways this was done in the Scriptures:
#1. "Noah built an altar to the Lord, and choosing from every clean animal and every clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar." (Genesis 8: 20)
#2. Abraham gave a tenth of everything to Melchizedek. (Genesis 14: 20; Hebrews 7: 2)
#3. "Offer praise as your sacrifice to God; fulfill your vows to the Most High." (Psalm 50: 14)
"Those who offer praise as a sacrifice honor me." (Psalm 50: 23)
#4. Jesus offers the Eucharist at the Last Supper, a Sacrifice of His Body and Blood. (Matthew 26: 17-30; Mark 14: 12 - 26; Luke 22: 7 - 23)
The Eucharist is a Sacrifice of Thanksgiving repeated daily in Memorial of Jesus' total self-sacrifice. (Luke 22: 19; 1 Corinthians 11: 24) This oblation which Jesus calls the New Covenant (Matthew 26: 23) cleanses and renews us and become for us the source of Eternal Life.
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