Uncommon sacrifices unlock uncommon doors. When Solomon offered an uncommon sacrifice to God, he moved God who gave him a blank Cheque which unlocked additional benefits in addition to his request. In the Bible reading today, amongst the instructions that prophet Ezekiel received was the cadence for opening the gate of the temple that looked towards the east. It was to be opened only on sabbaths and new moons. However, the exception was that if the prince prepared a voluntary offering, the gate was to be opened only for the prince to go through and afterwards shut.  While the gate would be open typically for the whole day on the prescribed days and others could come and worship, this voluntary offerings offered exclusive access. In the same vein, when we offer uncommon and voluntary sacrifices to God, he offers exclusive attention and uncommon benefits. Sometimes, these sacrifices may be our service, reputation and other things that we hold dear. When we go the extra mile, God does the extra ordinary.

Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you because you are the all sufficient God and you are intentional about the details of my life. Please Lord, I receive the grace and discipline to go the extra mile for you. Please unlock extraordinary doors of your presence, grace and glory upon my life in Jesus name 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.