God has shown us great mercy and wonderful grace. We believers in Christ Jesus need to live our lives for Him and use those gifts that He has blessed us with for His glory and the spread of His Kingdom.
Romans 12:1-13
1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,
5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with youra faith;
7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;
8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,b do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
The Apostle Paul urged his readers and us to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice in the view of God's mercy. We are no longer our own, but we have been bought by the shed blood of Jesus Christ and we have been reconciled back to God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
We need to live for the Lord and no longer serve our old sinful nature. We need to renew our minds through the power of the Holy Spirit and no longer to conform to the world's desires and pattern.
We believers in Jesus Christ make up the Body of Christ here on the earth. We all have different functions and responsibilities. We don't all do the same things, but we are all important to the health of the entire body. The Lord will use us and He can use us if we are willing.
The Lord wants us to use the gifts and the talents that He blessed us with for His Glory, Honor, and Praise.
We need to allow the Holy Spirit to work in us and through us as we step out in faith where ever the Lord leads us to serve Him.
Lord,
We praise Your Name.
Use us to reach others for You O Lord.
May Your will be done.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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