When you offer yourself as a living sacrifice to Jesus, you will find abundant life.

“You shall present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a sweet aroma to the LORD” (Num 29:13,36)

“as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.” (Phil 5:2)

“you present your bodies a living sacrifice [thusia], holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” (Rom 12:1)

“He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find [heurisko] it.” (Matt 10:39)

“And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices [thusia].” (Mk 12:33)

“I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable [dektos = being regarded favorably] sacrifice, well pleasing [euarestos] to God.” (Phil 4:18)

“To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life.” (2Cor 2:16)

“And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” (Phil 2:17)

“for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.” (Heb 7:27)

“but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice [thusia] of Himself.” (Heb 9:26)

“Sacrifice [thusia] and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me.” (Heb 10:5)

“But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice [thusia] for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God” (Heb 10:12)

“Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice [thusia] of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” (Heb 13:15)

“But do not forget to do good [eupoiia] and to share, for with such sacrifices [thusia] God is well pleased.” (Heb 13:6)

“you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices [thusia] acceptable [euprosdektos] to God through Jesus Christ.” (1Pet 2:5)

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” (Lk 9:23)

“And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy [ou axios] of Me.” (Matt 10:38)

“And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot [ou dunamai] be My disciple [mathetes].” (Lk 14:27)

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Matt 16:24)

“When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Mk 8:34)

“One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” (Mk 10:21)

“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly [perissos].” (Jn 10:10)

Reading: Num 28-30; Matt 14