Living Sacrifices
Have you yielded your all as a sacrifice to God? Is your body ready to presented as holy before God? Where do you fall short in the true sacrifice of your life?
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God."
Romans 12:1-2
We are to be living sacrifices for God. That means just what it says. In our soul and spirit, we must be willing to yield to God and His perfect will. We can’t say that Jesus is Lord over our lives if we are not living as true sacrifices in His service.
When we don’t allow ourselves to be full sacrifices to God’s service, then the control for much of what goes on in our lives is in our hands. We may think God has control, but if we have not yielded our lives to be conformed to His way and not that of the world’s, then we have not yielded full control.
Eventually, we all bow and confess before Him the truth of His Lordship. Why not yield it all over to him now? His will is not to force us into true service; however, His will shall also come to pass. We have a choice now.
For many of us, it is time to stop giving handicapped sacrifices. It is time to yield over a healthy, whole, and willing sacrifice to Him. Your life may not be perfect. You may have along way to go. That’s ok. Give Him all that you are now and the rest will come.
As we sacrifice and allow God to do His perfect work in us, our minds begin to be renewed. The worldliness within us begins to fade and our minds focus more on God and his will for our lives. We want to be more obedient to His way and His will. We want to do what is righteous and just in the eyes of God.
If we open our hearts to His will, we can find the true blessings and fulfillment we need in life. Only when we take a stand to be all that He has called for us to be, can we live the abundant life Jesus promised. To do less than to sacrifice, would be to tell God He can't do what He has promised and proved so many times.
It is only when these things take place that we can begin to prove what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.
The following prayer is one that I say many times, as my journey is yet to be completed, and I have so much that I need to yield. I invite you to say this prayer if, like me, to yield it all over is daily need.
Lord,
I pray that You open my eyes to where I may be falling short in being a living sacrifice for You. I open my heart to the Holy Spirit, so that He can search me and show me where I need to be cleansed and purified. In this world today, there are so many pleasures that are easy to fall prey to. Father, I pray that You place blinders where evil tempts me with those pleasures. The only pleasure I should desire, are those that are pleasing in Your sight.
May I become a living sacrifice for You, dear Lord, so that what You have for me, shall be.
In Your service is where I desire to be.
This is my prayer to You on this day.
In the Name of My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
Amen
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