TOPIC: Living Sacrifice
MEMORISE: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1
BIBLE READING: Romans 12:1-2
1 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.
2 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.
MESSAGE:
Lord, prepare me, A sanctuary Pure and Holy, Tried and true. With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living sanctuary for You.
This is one of the songs I taught some teenagers in the 1990s, and its lyrics always resonate with me. Being a living sacrifice goes beyond attending church programmes; it means offering your entire life, including your actions, words, and thoughts, to God. For example, if your friend suggests that you engage in an act to make more money, but you, as a child of God, know that it’s an ungodly act, you would refuse the suggestion because you are a living sacrifice.
As a living sacrifice, you have to surrender your actions to God daily. Dedicate each day of your life to Him, and seek His guidance when you want to make any decisions. I can assure you that, as you do this, you will experience the fulfilment that comes from being a living sacrifice.
REFLECTION:
Are you a living sacrifice?
HYMN 2: I Am Thine O Lord
1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
and it told Thy love to me;
but I long to rise in the arms of faith,
and be closer drawn to Thee.
Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
to the cross where Thou hast died;
draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
to Thy precious, bleeding side.
2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
by the pow’r of grace divine;
let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
and my will be lost in Thine.
[Refrain]
3 O, the pure delight of a single hour
that before Thy throne I spend,
when I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend! [Refrain]
4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
till I cross the narrow sea;
there are heights of joy that I may not reach
till I rest in peace with Thee. [Refrain]
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Mark 1:1-22, Leviticus 22-23
Authors: Pastor E. A. Adeboye and Pastor Folu Adeboye