“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” Romans 12:1 (NlV)
Have you ever noticed how motivated we get to lose weight when a big event is coming up? A wedding, milestone birthday, or a high school reunion can quickly make us take a second look at our weight. Our bodies are actually a living sacrifice to God, so on a daily basis we should be paying attention to how we are treating our bodies. If we are going to be offering something to God, we should want it to be our best. However, this is an area that takes a lot of discipline to keep things under control. It takes work to get into shape and to really make sure our bodies are at their best.
It’s not only our physical bodies that we need to present as a living sacrifice, but our daily walk as well. Everything we do and say should honor and glorify God. The verse above written in the Message Bible below helps us put this verse into perspective.
Romans 12:1-2 (The Message) Place Your Life Before God
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.”
“Dear God, May we focus on presenting our best to You and the world on a daily basis. May every decision, word, action, and attitude reflect You in us.”
For His Glory
Katrina Redman
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