God speaks today Monday | April 10, 2023
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
(Deuteronomy 14:2)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) We have to present ourselves each day before the Lord
To live a life that pleases God and corresponds to His plan of salvation, we must present our bodies as a holy sacrifice. The word "present" used by Paul in the original Greek means to take something in your hands and carry it to put in front of someone, in this case, God. We must deliberately and intentionally present ourselves before the Lord every day, recognizing our struggles, contradictions, and sinful tendencies, and surrendering them to God for Him to transform and make us new in Christ Jesus. This surrender and commitment are necessary for us to live a holy life. We must say to the Holy Spirit, "today, Lord, deal with me and do what you want from me. I present my life to you and ask you to continue working on it, perfecting, and purifying me."
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Cross Reference
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
(1 Peter 2:5)Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
(Romans 6:13)I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
(Romans 6:19)By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
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