Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008

January 22, 2008

Download this episode (20 min)   
Today’s Reading http://timewithgod.mypodcast.com
Jeremiah 28; Zechariah 9; Mark 2

This week’s theme verse. Romans 12:1-2
I implore you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Just what is a living sacrifice? Well, it is better off than a dead sacrifice, I can tell you that! A sacrifice was an animal that was picked out especially because it was without flaws or imperfections, to be offered up to God in place of a sinful man or woman. It was a substitute. The sacrificial system ended shortly after Jesus offered himself as our substitute sacrifice. He died for us! He paid the price we could not pay! Now, what he asks of us to offer ourselves to him as a “living” (not dead) sacrifice. That means we make a decision to willingly lay down our life for Jesus. The is reasonable because, well, he could have demanded that we be a dead sacrifice – to pay the penalty for our own sins… so living is pretty reasonable! Now the only problem with a living sacrifice is that it is always trying to climb off the altar! God wants us to constantly remember that we are offered to him.

Dear Lord Jesus: I thank you for offering yourself as a sacrifice for me. Thank you for paying a price I could not pay, for a debt you did not owe. I willingly choose to give my life to you as a living sacrifice. I choose to set myself apart to live for you. To sacrifice everything I have and everything I am because of the gracious gift of eternal life you have given to me. Help me to remember that living for you is the most important thing I can do, and offering myself as a living sacrifice is the most reasonable thing in the world. I choose to serve you.

Posted by Dennis Kreiss at 9:46 AM |  MAKE A COMMENT  

<< Home