0261. A BOUND SACRIFICE.

A BOUND SACRIFICE.

Psa_118:27.

1. Observe, it was not sufficient for the sacrifice to be brought and presented to the priest, it had to be bound to the horns of the altar by cords.

2. And observe, this exhortation follows a recital of God’s wondrous interposition on behalf of Israel, and the offering of thanksgiving.

3. Can we reckon up all that God has done for us? Is it not our duty to dedicate ourselves to Him? Not merely His service, but Himself. It is possible to be dedicated to His service, and not to Him. Yet to be dedicated to Him includes service.

4. But when you do so, don’t forget the cords.

5. Why people need to re-dedicate themselves-it is because they forget the cords.

6. And what are the cords?

a. Cords of love.

b. Cords of duty.

c. Cords of remembrance.

7. The idea is that even a willing sacrifice needs force to keep it in that position-the force of the will.

Autor: James Smith