Romans 12:1 KJV
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.
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.
There was once a time that animal sacrifices had to be made for the sins of man. For without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin.
Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
God knew that this was not the answer and he sent forth his only son, Jesus Christ to be the ultimate sacrifice for man's sins. To be covered by the blood of Christ is a renewing of your soul. You become a new creature and from that point on, your body is your sacrifice to God.1 Corinthians 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Christ shed the blood so that you don't have to. God now accepts a living sacrifice and he wants it to be holy! If we "LIVE" for God and live according to his word, then we are a a holy sacrifice to him. The mercy of God is renewed every day and as long as we live for him and confess our sins before him, he is just to forgive our sins and make us acceptable when we kneel down to pray. Paul told us here that it is our "reasonable service", what does that mean? It means that it is expected of us. Once we become a child of God, then he expects certain things of us. He expects us to come out from among the world and be a separated people, He expects us to live according to his commandments. He expects us to fail not to assemble together for worship, praise and fellowship according to his word. He expects us to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with others. All these things are reasonable services that we should be doing everyday as a child of God. Blessed be his Holy name!
