Jesus Himself made the greatest sacrifice... He gave up His home in Heaven and His life! He gave up all of that, just so that one day we can live eternally. We can at least show some appreciation by working for Him! He died for us!! How do you think He feels when we throw scraps of our time to Him? Don't you think He might want something better? Putting Him first in our life can please Him, get His Will done, and get rewards for us!

Gen. 4:4-5 says, "And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect." Abel, a shepherd, offered one of his own sheep to God for a sacrifice. This giving of a whole sheep was indeed a sacrifice back then. That lamb could have provided meat and wool. Cain's on the other hand was fruits and.... and., uh, food. The difference between these two was time involved. A shepherd's job required more time, because they had to be watched constantly. Food, on the other hand, just has to be watered a bit, cleared of weeds, and other things that wouldn't probably take up too much of his time. Cain gave God only what took a little time. I'm sure if he asked, he could trade Abel something for a lamb. Abel, though, gave of his time as well as material value.

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