Present Your Body A Living Sacrifice

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Romans 12:1

Today, in Paul’s letter to the Church of Rome, we find the gift that we are called to give daily unto the Lord… As a child of the most high, we are directed to be a living sacrifice unto the Lord…In this dying world, we are to be examples of God’s faithfulness, love, and compassion… Notice Paul says “a living sacrifice”, we are not called to be mute (dead) in this perishing world as many are right now, but we are to be witnesses to the grace of God… Paul starts this verse off by saying, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God…” and ends by saying, “which is your reasonable service…” Mercy is forgiveness, sympathy, kindness, and compassion toward another; when you take time to think about your life, I am pretty sure that it is filled with God’s mercy… Paul is saying that we should be willing without thought to be a living sacrifice to the Lord because He has been a willing sacrifice unto us... 

His mercy is what Paul pleads through today, the mercy of God is what sustains you and keeps you from your proper punishment… The mercy of God is what has given you life and life more abundantly... God not only sent His son, but He has given us His spirit to lead, guide, and direct our paths… To beseech is to beg, ask, or request… Paul is requesting for us to look at our lives today and notice how much mercy God has bestowed; when you take that into account he asks that we give our lives back to Him… The fact that you can wake up in the morning, the fact that you are clothed in your right mind, the fact that you have a roof over your head, clothes on your back, and a job to go to is the fruit of God’s mercy…Think about where we would be if we actually suffered the full brunt of the consequences of our actions. When we put that into perspective, we can see why our sacrifice is reasonable...

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!