Present
Your Bodies A Living Sacrifice
I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good
and acceptable and perfect will of God.
For I say, through the
grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more
highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each
one a measure of faith. For as we have
many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same
function, so we, being many, are one
body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion
to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in
teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who
leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Romans
12:1-8
How do we process things
in today’s world around us?
We cannot stem the tide
of information that hits us, but we can ask God each day to help us focus on
Him and to shape our thinking through His presence in our lives.
Let
God’s Spirit, not the world, shape your mind.
Our
Daily Bread - August 12, 2016