Monday, July 28, 2008

Re: Are you a Living Sacrifice

"Therefore I urge you , brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing, and perfect will." - Romans 12:1-2

The idea of being a sacrifice does not sound appealing. I find it interesting that we are to be living sacrifices. We are bought with a price to benefit the expansion of the Kingdom of God. Just think. Our living sacrifice unto the Lord is an act of Worship.

This may change some of our thoughts on the definition of worship. Everyday we choose to worship God through our lives.

In verse two we find that when we renew our minds and no longer allow our homes and lives to be dictated to, by the pattern of the world, we are able to test and approve what God's will is for our life. God promises in this verse that it is good, pleasing, and perfect.

How many times do you and I ask for God's will. In these two verses we have the ingredients to a beautiful life in the Lord.

Today think about what these verses mean for your daily life.

Blessings,
Todd