When my ego decreases…my true self increases.

(Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE)

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Psalm 40:7

Sacrifice or oblation you wished not, but ears open to obedience you gave me.

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This scripture is very similar to what the prophet Hosea said that God told him to preach: “For it is loyalty that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings” (Hosea 6:6).

Jesus quoted it as well: “Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” (Matthew 9:13).

It seems God doesn’t need our sacrifices.

That doesn’t mean that our sacrifices are bad…not if they are actually making us more loving, compassionate, and forgiving.

But the only sacrifice God seems to have any real interest in…is when we sacrifice our egos…when we sacrifice our way for God’s way.

And God’s way is always the loving, compassionate and forgiving way.

May it be ours as well.

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Remember…God loves you!