PRESENT YOUR BODY UNTO GOD
Key Statement:
“ 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.
The scripture above urges
us to present our body as a living sacrifice. This means that, you are not body
or flesh, but spirit. It also means that your body is meant to be instructed by
your spirit. Your body should surrender to your spirit. It is abnormal for the
body to tell the New man (your born again spirit) where to go. If that happens,
something must obviously be wrong, because the new man (your spirit) is in tune
with God. Present your body as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable. That is
your worship.
However, presenting your
body must be a decisive action that involves your mind. The bible says that,
Job made a covenant with his eyes regarding how he would not behold iniquity.
It was a sacrifice. Let no corrupt communication proceeds from your mouth.
Don’t allow your ears to become a garbage dumps or a place for gossip, because
you want to hear what God is saying. Some people who were once focused, who
were once on course, have been distracted because they listened to things they
shouldn’t have.
There are things you
should not allow into your ears, because they will colour your attitudes
towards people. Then sooner or later, when you see a particular person, you
will say the person hates you. That is why, Paul, pleads in the scripture, for
brethren, to present their body, all their members and their faculties, as a
living sacrifice. It should be holy and well pleasing unto God, thus fulfilling
a reasonable, rational, intelligent service.
Always be conscious of the
fact that you belong to God and that the world wants to see God in;and through
you. Be in control of the body (flesh) by being in tune with the spirit. Study
the word of God daily, meditate on the word and act on it. That way, you allow
the spirit to subdue your flesh.
Further insights
Philippians
4:1-9, Galatians 5:17-25
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