1 Kings 8:63 

And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.”

So many oxen 

So many sheep 

But how many commandments 

Did those people keep 

How many of those hearts did you keep ? 

How many in You truly truly believed 

That these offerings of peace 

Would truly grant them peace 

Would truly give them liberty 

From the transgressions they did 

Willingly ? 

That You would make them clean 

And desire to execute  Your commandments perfectly 

Because they gave you the oxen 

And they gave you the sheep 

But how many of these people 

Gave you their hearts to keep ? 

I pray when I offer my oxen, (prayers) 

And my sheep (praises) 

That when You see past them into this heart of me 

It is a delight to You 

And a savour so sweet 

Full of leaven that is holy 

Not made by the Pharisees 

For this is the truth now 

And even then 

Out true sacrifice is our desires of the flesh 

And there is no peace without obedience 

With our heart and hands 

For you see not just the outward appearance 

But our inward man 

Looking for Your Son’s reflection , 

As we only through Him can receive redemption and seek reconciliation 

Believing we on earth can have perfection 

And overcome temptations , trials and endure tribulations 

For this man that endures until the end 

This is the man that will get into the kingdom of heaven 

If he seeks your rightoeusnness 

With his heart and  hands 

I pray Most High , I will be counted as one of them 

As I don’t just seek peace but 

Pursue it , don’t just want to do good 

But do it , 

And offer my oxen (prayers) 

And my sheep (praises)

Daily 

As I dedicate to You  my body Your temple 

For  in my heart I want You and Your Spirit comfortable 

So that when You see inside the heart of me 

You are pleased 

And smell a savour so sweet 

For eternity 

Faithfully 

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