Romans 12:1Therefore, 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.
1 Peter 2: 4As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him— 5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
what would you call a living sacrifice? I would think it would be someone who would be willing to put aside their own thoughts and desires for someone else... when we say we love someone... do we love them for what we can do for them, or what they can do for us? I would say in the past that I have only said I loved people that I wanted something from... that is no longer the case... somehow God has changed love within me and I am willing to give and to not receive... granted, somedays the flesh rises up within me and I want to hear or see something back... but before long I hear the voice of God say unto me... this is not about you... it never was....
have you ever said to someone... I love you enough to die for you...
I had a man say that about me once... actually twice... once was a regular man... and if it came to death, it is like most of us... to protect ourselves...
another time... the Son of Man said it and walked it out... although He struggled in the garden of Gethsemene about walking into it, He literally died and rose again that we might live...
are we willing to die to self that Christ might live within us? are we willing to be the vessel of love that God desires us to be? are we honestly willing to say "Yes Lord, Use Me..."
Father, I ask you to daily continue to cleanse me of myself... I give myself to You to be used to Your purpose and Your glory... I give myself as a living sacrifice, whatever that may entail. Use me... In the name of Jesus Christ the Savior I say these things... amen. amen. amen.
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