Faith in Action 2017 15.10.17 | Page 6

Why we SACRIFICE IN THE CAMPAIGN It is better to understand why you do something rather than doing it just for the sake of it. Many people do not understand the essence of sacrifice and try to live a Christian life without doing so. But it cannot be denied that the lives of all the greats in the Bible were led by sacrifice. Abraham, Moses, Gideon, David and Elijah, among others, made it an integral part of their lives. It is what defined them. Reason one: Before David and the Israelites went to battle against any of their enemies, the king would offer a sacrifice to receive God’s confirmation of whether he and his army should go ahead or not. This showed his trust and his dependence on God, and this is one of the reasons why we sacrifice. There are some situations that we face in life where we cannot solve the problem on our own. We need God’s