Transformed By The Renewing
Of Your Mind
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s
mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to
God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able
to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not
think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with
sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of
you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do
not all have the same function, so in
Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the
others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If
your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is
serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then
give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do
it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
Romans 12:1-8
In any big program there are stars, and there are people behind
the scenes. We can’t all be stars, nor do we all want to be stars. But we do
have gifts and talents.
Use the coming days ahead to ask God what your talents are and
what you can do in the coming year to bring glory to our Lord.
For a church to be healthy, its members
must exercise their spiritual gifts.
Our Daily Bread –