Waggoner on the Gospel of John - Ellet J. Waggoner

estowed, then God was pleased, for "the sacrifices
of God are a broken spirit." (Ps. 51: 17-19) There is
only one sacrifice that has ever been made, or that
can ever be made, and that is the sacrifice of
Christ. No man ever yet "made a sacrifice" for
God. Many have "offered sacrifices," and sacrifices
that have been acceptable, too, but they were
sacrifices that God Himself provided. In the one
sacrifice God has given us everything, and of His
fullness, which we have all received, we are
expected to make returns which serve, not to enrich
Him, but to show our appreciation of and trust in
His gift. The secret of every acceptable sacrifice is
trust in God. "By faith Abel offered unto God a
more acceptable sacrifice than Cain." (Heb. 11:4)
That which the one sacrificing really says,--that
which his offering means,--is that which gives
everything back to the Lord, and still be sustained.
With Christ we receive all things from God. God
has abundance of everything, and He gives
lavishly. He not only sends rain on the unjust as
well as on the just, but He causes it to rain on the
wilderness, wherein there is no man. (Job 38:26) Is
it wasted? Oh, no; it will not return unto Him void.
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