Sacrifice

In the last lecture, Dr. Foster talked about sacrifices. A comment that really stuck out to me was "Without purity of intention, sacrifice is not acceptable." He talked about how the sacrifices showed gratitude and praise to God. I guess I've never really thought a lot about the sacrifices of Jewish people of the time. Even though I knew/know that it wasn't like this, I still had it in my head that they were merely sacrificing to keep themselves good with God or something. When yes, they were seeking forgiveness for their sins, but it was so much more than that. They were praising God through their obedience to him. This just really made me focus on the offerings I give, and not so much in monetary ways, but just in my life in general, and how through that obedience I'm praising Him.