"Give your bodies to God
because of all he has done for you.
Let them be a living and holy sacrifice
-This is truly the way to worship him.
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,
but let God transform you into a new person
by changing the way you think.
Then you will learn to know God’s will for you,
which is good and pleasing and perfect.
(Romans 12:1-2 NLT)
New way of thinking?
The Romans of that day would've offered sacrifices to many gods. This was their custom. The new way of thinking comes from the Gospel, and the response should look like verse 1, living sacrifices. We worship God not by any other means other than offering ourselves to Him out of love for Him.
God's Word has the POWER TO CHANGE our THOUGHTS. As we draw closer to Him, we begin to know Him. We will know what He wants for us. We will know what is good, and pleasing, and perfect.
I was challenged over this devotional
because I wrote it when I was 14!
Have I allowed the words to soak it yet?
You wrote that when you were 14? Wow. That's great!
ReplyDeleteThe power to change our thoughts. There's something to hang on to! :)