Today in our staff team devotional, we discussed Romans 12:1-2 :: I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
One thing talked about was the act of being a living sacrifice - giving what is acceptable to God, from our financials, other material resources, along with our time and energy. I love when God brings something up in my life at the same time through many avenues - He's been doing this with the idea of sacrificing my time and energy.
We also talked about what it means to have an acceptable offering to God. If it's something we know he wants us to give up, we must obey, and that's acceptable. Our motives/heart must be in the right place when we give God a sacrifice. This fits in with obedience, but we must be careful to give all that God wants, not part of it like Ananias and Sapphira.
Another thing we discussed was the meaning of the words conform and transform. I was struck by the fact that once God begins the process of transformation in our lives, we cannot go back to living conformed to this world. We might attempt to, but it makes no sense and is actually impossible.
We only had a half hour for our devotional, but I know we could have talked longer about these things. I am grateful God teaches me important things through His people.
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