What does it MEAN to give YOURSELF fully to God?
1) IT'S AN ACT OF WORSHIP 'Offer your bodies... this is your spiritual act of worship' (v. 1 NIV). WORSHIP isn't just ATTENDING Sunday service, singing praises and saying prayers. '... this people... honour Me with their lip service, but they remove their hearts far from Me...' (lsaiah 29:13 NAS). It calls for SURRENDERING your HEART to God TWENTY-FOUR hours of every day; whether you are ALONE or in a CROWD , at work, ENJOYING recreation, SPENDING FAMILY TIME , at school, on a date etc. If your HEART ISN'T MOVING you, your BEHAVIOR will only be an ACT of RELUCTANT compliance RATHER than one of joyful COMMITMENT . SURRENDERING to God isn't a PART-TIME thing done for your own BENEFIT ; it's a FULL-TIME act of WORSHIP done for God's BENEFIT .
2) IT'S A RESPONSE TO TO GOD'S GENEROSITY. '... in view of God's mercy... offer your bodies...' (Romans 12:1 NIV). God doesn't say, 'lf you don't SURRENDER l will PUNISH .' THERE'S no arm TWISTING . You don't SUBMIT through CLENCHED teeth because of fear; no, it's a response to a DEBT . Everything God asks is INITIATED by His GIVING . Your REPENTANCE is a RESPONSE to His LOVE . Your tithe is a RESPONSE to His BLESSING . Your OBEDIENCE is a RESPONSE to His PROMISES . God's GRACE is never 'a deal,' lt's the 'FREE GIFT' of His LOVE to the UNDESERVING (Romans 5:18). Therefore 'in view of' - as a RATIONAL response
to - His mercy, 'offer your bodies as living SACRIFICES .' lt's your 'REASONABLE SERVICE' and it will be 'ACCEPTABLE TO GOD.'
God's servant
Rev. Alfred Acheampong.
Prayer Point: Heavenly Father continue to accept my reasonable service in your house of worship with grace and understanding in Jesus name.
Stay Blessed!
Anchor Scripture: 'DO NOT BE CONFORMED..BUT BE TRANSFORMED...' (Romans 12:2 NKJV)
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