Sunday July 16
(Trinity V)
Bible Reading: Romans 12: 1 - 8
Topic: Make Your Life Acceptable To
God
The dictionary defines
sacrifice as the act of giving up something highly valued for the sale of one
considered of a greater value or claim.
In this state, everything
else is considered as inconsequential when compared to the value placed on
one's relationship with his Maker.
God is pleased when we who
profess love for Him reset our priorities to accord Him the position He
deserves in our lives.
Verse 2 calls for a change
of mindset as we feed on the World of life and allow the light therefrom to
direct our lives accordingly. This will protect us from being overrun by the
world and make our lives pleasing to God.
Speaking from his personal
experience of God's grace, Paul urges every believer to strive to identify,
develop and use whatever special gifts one has received from God for the
overall benefit of the body of Christ.
You are not permitted to
sit aloof in the Church and wait to be fed always.
One sure way to conduct
oneself as a living sacrifice unto God is to strive to become relevant in the
business of the Kingdom.
Prayer
Dear Lord, today I yield
my life afresh to You and ask that You help me to please You every single day,
through Christ my Lord, Amen.
Memory Verse Rom. 12: 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."
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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