The Conversion of the Powerless and the Powerful man- Celebrating Good Friday!

 

Tradition attracts many people to observe the Lent season ardently. Churches bring to memory the line of events which happened during the crucifixion and the jubilee of His resurrection. New dresses, parties, family fellowship and with the digital revolution, sharing resurrection pictures, music videos have become the ultimate end results of expressing the joy of the Easter Season.  But for Paul and his team, the need for establishing the gospel everywhere and mostly in hostile environments in those days were a pressing need than just to celebrate with friends, families and Church. It says in Acts 17:3 “Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.” And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas.”

The greatest event, the resurrection in history was the central message for the early Church to establish the proof about Christ and His deity. Remember, life was not easy for people who followed Christ then, including the apostles and the disciples of Christ. They were thrown out, beaten, shamed yet relentlessly went about sharing the resurrection story. People called them as babblers (Acts 17:18), some ridiculed them (Acts 17:32), but they never restrained themselves from sharing the gospel, Today, Good Friday and Easter have been reduced to observing, celebrating and commemorating it as an event.

Looking back at Christ’s Crucifixion, two people are identified in the Scriptures and history to make an immediate commitment by acknowledging who Jesus was. One was the powerless suffering thief on the cross who the Church later called him Dismas. And the second was a man in power, the Centurion. The thief in pain who sought Christ mercy begged Jesus to include him in His eternal kingdom. This thief, as named Dismas, denied any instant gratification like the other thief who in pain mocked Jesus and asked to display his power by saving him and himself. He got an immediate confirmation of eternal home. The dying thief departed with hope and satisfaction.

Life did not make sense for the other thief who failed to acknowledge the Saviour though he knew who Jesus was. He challenged Christ to show his power and rescue him from his immediate pain and not deciding on the eternal kingdom. This tells us that all those who are in pain necessarily do not acknowledge God. The second person who was the centurion was a man in power. According to the information published by the Research Scholars of Oxford University: 350 soldiers and 50 horsemen dragged JESUS - whipping, beating on the streets of Jerusalem. Probably he along with his team of soldiers inflicted pain on Jesus. But then witnessing Christ's death on the cross brought a strange divine conviction to say what he said. 'Surely this man was the Son of God!' (Mark 15:39). The important fact here is the convert did not get an opportunity to witness Christ’s resurrection yet made a commitment to the Lord.

Today, we have the whole scenario of crucifixion and resurrection. We have the privilege of understanding forgiveness of our sins yet many Christians are yet to make a commitment to be a true disciple for Christ. When are we going to be prepared to take the good news to thousands outside the gate of the Church who are leaving the world without Christ? Churches are willing to spend their time in all types of fellowship, activities and worship programs to satisfy their existence as faithful Church members but never prepare someone who could risk their lives for the name of Jesus and for the sake of the gospel (Acts 15:26).  

We allure people by inviting them for a better life, great career and a prosperous future and keep them in the fold. And as a result instead of becoming a disciple for Christ many are just Christians by name. Leonard Ravenhill makes this bold claim, “I’m sick to death of people making cheap invitations “come up for this”,  “Are you afraid of the future?” “Are you afraid of ___-forget it! The altar in the Bible is for two things only: one is for sacrifice the other is for death. If not, keep away.”. Churches and organisations are accomplishing all their goals including their ministerial and financial status by inviting people for a luxurious wealthy life. Where are the true converts who are daring to make a commitment to follow Christ? All are distracted searching for a happy and comfortable life. Puritan Thomas Brooks states, “The minds of weak saints are more interested in joy, peace, comfort, and assurance than their responsibilities of waiting on God, believing in God, walking with God, and acting for God.”.

Christless young people are growing in our culture day by day. They don’t have time, interest or conviction to have a backbone being a Christian. They want to be entertained and hear words of hope for their future and career. And then events like Christmas, Good Fridays and Easter become mere excuses to buy dresses and be entertained. Jesus has become a mere gateway to achieve all their dreams and stability in the future. It is time we contemplate our true conversion experience and be bold to commit ourselves for the Mission Christ entrusted us. If you are not a witness or a disciple maker by now you have no right to celebrate Good Friday and Easter. The greatest joy is to lead someone to Christ.

 

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In search of the holy place!

Among the various reasons that trigger war, claim on holy structures tops the list, both at national and global level. Monuments, Cathedrals and the holy shrines always attracted attention in human history. Special days are observed even in Christendom like other religions. Religious places have become integral in various business deals. Let me point out some of the business activities that were happening in the temple at the time of Jesus. John 2:14 states, “In the temple he found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and he also found the money changers sitting there.”. As we know Jesus overturned the tables and made this bold statement, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning my father’s house into a marketplace!”.

Let’s pause on the word marketplace and compare it to today’s Church reality. Is our Church facility used for the original purpose for which Christ established the concept of Church as in Caesarea Philippi or is it a mix of marketplace to provide satisfying Church activities? Throughout religious history the so-called holy places were camouflages for enterprises. If we follow the story we read that the Jews wanted a sign for doing what Jesus was doing. Jesus states this, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it up in three days.” John 2:19.

During the trial Jesus was questioned by the members of the Sanhedrin were finding ways to prove Him guilty. It is recorded in Matthew 26:61 that “…Finally two came forward and stated, “This man said, I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.”. Note this specific phrase of the allegation. Jesus was accused of saying He can destroy the temple of God. The God of the temple was right in front of them, yet they were so blinded and believed the temple structure as the holy zone. Before Jesus' crucifixion He prophesied the destruction of the temple, which was institutionalized with legalism and political governance. Jesus replied to them, “Do you see all these things? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down." Matthew 24:3.

What is important gets the attention. Institutionalism had ingrained people to the point of rejecting the obvious truth and embrace the lies of the so called holy institution, in other words the synagogue. The story of the blind boy in Gospel of John chapter 9 is a clear indication of the institution having hold over the lay people. 'His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed him as the Messiah, he would be banned from the synagogue. ' John 9:22 . People adhere to the institution for recognition and support during good and bad times. Nothing more than that.

Every religion has a special place for worship be it Ram Temple or Mecca. However, the Bible refers to a religious place differently. Until we hold on to a religious place as a structure and continue to conduct activities, Christ and His mission will continue to be ignored. We are disciples of Christ and carriers of the gospel. In other words when I say the word disciple it means we are the disciple maker as Christ commissioned in Matthew 28:19.

Let’s take Stephen’s life in the book of Acts. Stephen was anointed and powerful in establishing the gospel. He was accused over the holy place too.  The Bible states, "They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and the law. [14] For we heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”  Acts 6:13-14 CSB.  And we all know how the story ended for Stephen. People fail or refuse to understand that when Jesus is present, a particular worship place is meaningless.

Church is a force, not a great monument or a beautiful cathedral but a group of people worshipping the living Saviour. You are the temple of the living God. The facility becomes irrelevant. And then most importantly, it equips the believer to relentlessly take the gospel in ones sphere of influence.  If a Church fails to understand this then it becomes a prison, transacting funds with its believers for its activities and survival. It grossly fails to equip and empower its believers to carry the gospel, which Christ has entrusted to all. Invest your time and energy to build a strong evangelistic force and observe Christ and His mission as holy than settling for the structure which is always at risk given in the present scenario. 

 

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Prayer for the Year 2024 – 'Lord, Increase our Faith!

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” Luke 17:5 CSB

Having entered the New Year 2024 what is the biggest need you expect God to fulfil? We are at times ritualistic in making wishes to God only to forget them over the following days and months. Usually it’s the unfulfilled needs, wants and wishes of the previous year, which become our new year goals. If we are asked to make a list of expectations for the New Year, the list will be filled with tangibles like commodities which can make one wealthy and self-sufficient. We all like to present a Wishlist to God and then start chasing them. We improvise and plan to make things happening exactly as we wish. The cliché “better life” is defined based on one’s status and position, which usually changes and shifts its position much earlier or once they reach their desired point and state of life.

When we read the gospel about the disciples, we find that their need was to have increased faith. The kind of faith where you will need to have 100% dependence on God.  You don’t find a single prayer or request from the disciples for a better life, enriched family life with a great social status, riches, or any other things that is to do with this earthly life. In fact, we are all aware of the great sacrifices each of the disciples made as martyrs. The greatest need of the mission invaded them so deeply that they all became radicals and revolutionaries.

The disciples were clear about the difference between the present life and the eternal life. The beautiful thought Paul reminded is as follows, “If we have put our hope in Christ for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone.”. 1 Corinthians 15:19. Christian life is filled with cares of this present life. Today’s Churches are battling and trying to manage physical and economic well-being of their members by trying to build fellowships, address family issues, prayers for sickness, blessings for their business, prayer for job needs, counselling the wayward youths and so on. Enormous materialistic needs and brokenness is what the Church Pastors and leaders are firefighting to manage.

Rich Villodas says 'The disciples being with Jesus at one point finally understood and felt the dire need of having a good amount of faith. And therefore, requested Jesus to increase their faith. Sometimes I feel faith is overly used in Christendom without its right implications. Every individual puts his/her faith in some god and have stories of how he/she has been blessed. The non-Christians don’t always need a message from us to tell how God will bless them abundantly, as they assume their gods have already blessed them a lot. Unfortunately, we have failed to understand that this is not a blessing competition.  Often, we confuse the gospel with the over usage of the word ‘blessing’. Increase of faith, was not used to request materialistic blessing but to be witnesses and carriers of the gospel.  Jerry Bridges states, “In order to trust God, we must always view our adverse circumstances through the eyes of faith, not of sense. And just as the faith of salvation comes through hearing the message of the gospel, so the faith to trust God in adversity comes through the Word of God alone.”.

Jesus expressed His concern while He stated this, “… Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”. Luke 22:10-11 CSB. We are all street smart, functionally literate to be self-reliant, trusting our possessions and wide worldly knowledge. Only when things are out of our control do we find the need to approach God, worse through our favourite spiritual gurus of whom we are ardent followers. It is time to put 100% faith in Christ Jesus and demonstrate our responsibility towards the mission in this New Year. The author of Hebrews in his book 11:6 states “Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him much believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”. Let’s not be tempted with the usage of the word ‘reward’ here to some materialistic blessings. Faith is used in chapter 11 in a totally different connotation. We all love the first few verses of Chapter 11 and wilfully ignore the verses from 36-39 where it narrates incidents of people whose faith were approved “…but did not receive what was promised.” Do you have enough courage to accept this as faith and be prepared? May you find the need for increased faith as a dire need in this year 2024.

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Set right what is left undone in 2023 – Titus 1:5

 

The Epistle to Titus was written in approximately A.D. 66. The summary and purpose of this small book was to document Paul’s many journeys which he wrote to Titus from Nicopolis in Epirus. The letter lays down the qualifications to look for leaders in the Church. He also warns Titus of the reputation of those living on the Island of Crete (Titus 1:12). Paul makes a statement which should never be forgotten. “They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for doing anything good.” (Titus 1:16). The biggest disappointment today in Christendom is to witness those who talk about the Body of Christ, Great Commission and Global missions, yet live an unholy and a contradictory life, blissfully ignorant that they are detestable to God. In this book Paul instructs the elders (pastors), overseer or even for that matter an ordinary lay person to be blameless, not to be arrogant or hot-tempered, nor an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money, not to be rebellious, filled with empty talk etc. (Titus 1:10-12)

Today people are focusing more on accomplishing things than living a holy life. Accomplishment can be a cover for achieving one’s selfish motives. When only accomplishments are celebrated, then it is dangerous. We assume that familiarity, popularity, and abundant resources will help accelerate the gospel, forgetting that God’s mission in this world does not depend on our favour. The foremost requirement is to be holy (1Peter 1:16), faithful /Trustworthy (1Timothy 1:12) and maintain a clean conscience before God (Acts 23:1). And in this book Paul adds by saying “…holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.” (Titus 1:8-9).

Rather than taking stock of our achievements, work progress and accomplishments, can we retrospect and take stock of areas of our genuine relationship with God first and then obedience to the Great Commission? Your attendance to Church services, or promptness in paying your tithes/offerings or observing religious rituals are of no use without a genuine relationship with God. The pharisee claimed to pay his tithes regularly and fast twice a week (Luke 18:12), the young man claimed to observe all the commandments of Moses (Matthew 19:20), a leader like Theudas, or Judas the Galilean (Acts 5:36-37) claimed to be somebody and used Christ for their selfish agenda. They were all found guilty and unacceptable. Beware!

In recent times any spurious activity in Christendom is welcomed and popularised. Spiritual heresies and garbage are channelled through famous Christian leaders/celebrities and pastors. We all want to believe everything is okay. Not really! We are in danger, and we need to check and test if you are in the Lord as Paul Says in 2 Corinthians 13:5 ESV “Examine yourself to see you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realise this about yourselves that Jesus Christ is in You? – unless you fail it the test.”. Jesus was not famous but faithful to His father and obedient till the point of His death. 

 Let me give you an excerpt to explain this point:

“Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another obscure village, where He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and then for three years He was an itinerant preacher.

He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never owned a home. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never put his foot inside a big city. He never travelled two hundred miles from the place where He was born. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself.

While still a young man, the tide of public opinion turned against Him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to His enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had on earth while He was dying—and that was His coat. When He was dead He was taken down and laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.

Nineteen wide centuries have come and gone and today He is the centre piece of the human race and the leader of the column of progress. I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as has that One Solitary Life.”  - James Allan Francis (1864–1928)

What an estimate about our Master and Savior Jesus Christ? Do you wish to take this time to set things right and address those areas in your life which are left undone in the year 2023?

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GO & Tell Vs Show & Tell!

 

If Jesus had given the best sermons only on the way of life, probably He would have had a large following who would have dedicated a permanent magnificent worship structure for Him, parallel to Solomon’s Temple and synagogue in Jerusalem City. Whereas He preached on repentance, Kingdom principles for life ethics, the hope of eternity and showing people a way to inherit the eternal kingdom. Yet He gathered large crowds who came from far and near searching for Him. It is interesting to note that Jesus never thought about managing this crowd, preaching to them over and over, using a particular facility and commissioned people to Go and Tell what He was teaching. He continually moved from one location to the other – villages, towns and cities - preaching about the kingdom of God. (Luke 8:1).

The purpose of His coming was to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10). Hence, before entrusting with the Great Commission (Matt 28:19) and with the supplement commission (Acts 1:8 ) i.e., to be a witness, He showed how to do and what to do. The Gospel of Mark records that Jesus appointed the twelve disciples to be with Him, to help them observe Him closely, learn how He does things and then to Go and Tell to others (Matt 3:14). John in his book 1 John 1:1-2 states this "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life— the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us—  that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.". What the disciple witnessed by being with Him and watching Him closely was to follow Christ and share to the whole world about the greatest sacrifice Christ made for the sins of the world (1John 2:2). This was the crux of his letter.

Today, the pulpits are sophisticated and commercialized. People are instructed to “Go and Tell” without the “Show and Tell” model. More than 90% of any Church crowd aren't budging. The Church has settled with the convenient teaching of “Giving” model - Give and Give more. The Gospels teach us how until His crucifixion, Jesus went from place-to-place walking and preaching about the Kingdom of God. Present age has made the Gospel a luxurious propaganda. Music, entertainment and social services have replaced the urgency to share the Gospel, as they are the only ones that attract the crowd and eventually are financially advantageous. The leaders are happy assuming their Church Mission and Gospel mission are on track. 

People need to see how you share, influence people with the gospel. The right ones who experienced the true salvation are unstoppable. They are just waiting to see the leaders’ evangelistic lifestyle and to follow their footsteps. Show them, don't just tell them! David Cassidy states "There's a lot of "Go & Tell" in our faith but it is always to be accomplished with heavy amounts of "Show & Tell" confirming the effort.  Praying for the unity, mutual love, and humble, credible witness of brothers and sisters today.".

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When Personal experiences are exaggerated!

Let me start by narrating Jesus’ encounter with Nathanael which is recorded in the gospel of John 1:47-50. This man Nathanael was enthralled when Jesus exactly revealed to him who he was, where he was when Philip invited him to meet Jesus and revealed the state of his heart, he just couldn’t believe it. Immediately, we see Nathanael confessing and saying these words, which is recorded in verse 49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael replied, “You are the son of God; you are the king of Israel.”. Jesus then responded and clarified with these words, “...Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these (John 1:50). Jesus did not want Nathanael to be excited with the revelation, which was shared with him but to know that He was the Messiah indeed.

Let me now draw parallels to the present time happenings. We all love experiences and love to make our experiences monumental, but somewhere down the line, the mission gets disillusioned.  Let's consider a scenario. If a preacher calls a person by name and prophesies on future happenings through the gift of prophecy, then the excitement shoots up and the experience becomes memorable. The person quickly becomes the follower of this prophet. And that prophet becomes a celebrity, savior and the mission ends there.

Let me talk about the five offices of the Church in Ephesians 4:11 which says, “And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors, and teachers.". People end up assuming it to be areas of specialization. This is soon institutionalized and many Churches today have stopped existing for the purpose for which it was introduced. The original purpose is misconstrued so often. People forget the following verse which says, “to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ.”. (Ephesians 4:12).

Similarly, let me refer to the Pentecost experience. The experience of the Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4) talks about the rushing wind, the sound, the fire, the tongues, is what catches the attention of the people, they like to dwell on it and excitedly wait all their life. In some cases, people train themselves and others to speak in tongues but fail to become the reason for which the experience was given. I have quoted this incident in my earlier blogs too. If you just hold on to the experience for a spiritual trademark you have got Christ's mission all wrong. The important thing that happened is not that people spoke in tongues, but it is when people from different people groups heard them speaking in their own languages as recorded in Acts 2:6, "When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language”.  The purpose was reached when people heard them speak in their native languages. Peter immediately clarifies the experience but did not stop there. We notice Peter preached Jesus to the crowd. And the outcome was 3,000 people experienced the salvation (Acts 2: 41).

In another significant incident when Simon the sorcerer saw people experiencing the Holy Spirit and miracles were happening when hands were laid on people, he was so excited and thought he can purchase it from Peter. We find Peter literally reprimanding Him and pronouncing the Judgement. (Acts 8:20-23). When Mission is overlooked people will be enthralled and talk about the experiences all their life without being useful for Christ's mission at all.

Let me quote the final example, the incident where Jesus raising Lazarus from the grave after four days. Have you noticed, there is not a single passage that records Lazarus speaking about his death experience? If it were today, we would have made a video, called a press conference and flaunted on the experience and narrate what happened during the four days. Lazarus did not do anything of that sort. He became the reason for many to experience the love of Jesus. Though the Bible records many deserted Him because of Lazarus, nevertheless many believed Jesus on account of Lazarus' resurrection (John 12:11)

Dear friends, Christ's mission is lying desolate. Everybody is interested to amplify one’s own experiences and talk about it,  but would you seriously carry Christ mission and influence others to do so?

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Disqualified yet on the top!

 

1 Corinthians 19:27 CSB ^"Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified."

It is actually possible to be irrelevant and yet survive in the ministry as pastors, elders, worship leaders, missionaries, mission heads, CEO's of Christian Ministries, tele-evangelists and so on. The cravings for power, status, fame, money, luxury, and the need for survival have distorted the view of many from the true mission and purpose. Sadly, they continue to live satisfied, celebrating their accomplishments. Many are living a life of deception because their Church institution and organization are surviving. Even for the fallen leader you will find a faithful mob still approving, applauding, and following them ardently. These renowned Christian leaders have learnt to gauge their approval because of their gifting and accomplishments.

So often people forget that we are not measured by our giftings and accomplishments but by our faithfulness to God. Gifting and accomplishment are from the Lord, but faithfulness is our response to Him.  Apostle Paul states in Romans 11:29 "since God’s gracious gifts and calling are irrevocable.". As the gifts are not snatched away from us abruptly, people have taken things for granted merchandising their gifts and calling. Anything is converted to a business plan and a strategy today including Christ Mission.

The deception and money laundering in many Christian organisations and Churches are rampant and heart wrenching. Their consciences are seared and calloused. People in the forefront have become a stumbling block for the non-Christians. They are living devoid of conscience, with no fear of God. God is mocked because of His tolerance. In Psalms 50, Asaph is considered to have written this chapter, and it is so powerful.  Let me quote few verses, "But God says to the wicked: “What right do you have to recite my statutes and to take my covenant on your lips? You hate instruction and fling my words behind you. When you see a thief, you make friends with him, and you associate with adulterers.". Psalms 50:16-18 CSB. Sadly, many have taken God for granted. Verse 22 is powerful "You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you.". You will often get to see Christian leaders deriding God to their level of foolishness. Psalms 50 does not end there but concludes with the judgement. Verse 22-23 "... But I will rebuke you and lay out the case before you. “Understand this, you who forget God, or I will tear you apart, and there will be no one to rescue you.".

With this context in mind let us carefully ponder the highlighted key verse in the blog "Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”. There is a marvelous possibility of influencing others, yet at the same time a terrible fact of being disqualified and left behind. We are not accepted on the basis for what we do for God if our intent is wrong and selfish. We are all aware of our motives and God knows that too because He weighs our intentions and the motives of our heart (Proverbs 16:2; 17:3). 

Another false ideology that is existing today is that He cannot perform without us. People believe that He needs them for His mission to survive in this earth. That is an absolute deception and lies. You can be substituted anytime the moment you become irrelevant. You may have your mission, organisation and Church going on with people gathering week after week but that is immaterial in God's eyes. Remember Saul! The moment he started becoming irrelevant, the substitution plan began consequently. Saul was substituted by David. But yes, I need to say this, probably the complete annihilation of one’s existence can take time on a case-by-case basis. Many are surviving like a switched off fan, still rotating for some time.

God does not need you at all in true sense. I quite often quote this from C S Lewis, "God does not need you, the reason He has chosen to need you is because you need to be needed.”. As we read the story of Kings from the Bible, we are reminded that the moment the kings became irrelevant they were replaced. I wish and pray leaders understand that all the worldly prizes are just a trash and garbage. We should be ready to leave it behind at any point of time. I wish the statement of Apostle Paul in Acts 20:24 is true in each one of us, "But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God's grace.". If you wish to truly make an impact through what you do then be faithful, selfless, and ready to pour yourself as a drink offering as Apostle Paul stated (Philippians 2:17).

 

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