An excerpt from “The South Texas Lutheran” entitled, “A Fragrant Offering and Sacrifice to God” states: “The Bible says that Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. And so God’s love is shown by us as we give of ourselves and our offerings just as Christ gave his life for us and offered himself for our salvation.” The article may be viewed at: https://thesouthtexaslutheran.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-fragrant-offering-and-sacrifice-to-god.html [Reflection is based on the Bible Reference – Ephesians 5:2]
Application: “Live a life of love, says the Christian faith, and almost everyone in the world nods their heads in agreement – “If only more people would live a life of love there would be happier marriages, emptier prisons, more peaceful schools, less warfare and far fewer people feeling a need of drugs.” Everyone tells us that the great need is to live lives of love.” [Source: http://geoffthomas.org/index.php/gtsermons/52-christ-a-fragrant-offering-and-sacrifice-to-god ]