20/02/2022
The Apostle Paul wrote the most of the books of any New Testament author. He was spiritually profound and intellectually brilliant. This means that his writings are filled with deep wisdom and understanding, which will require that you be in the same spiritual atmosphere as he was when he received those revelations. If you are not in the same atmosphere as he,they will be a bit
difficult to grasp.
One of his puzzling phrases is found in Romans 12:1 where he says , “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice….” What is a living sacrifice? That is not
a common phrase in 21st-century Western
society. We might want to skip that portion of that verse. However, if we do that, we'll miss a very important point about how the consecrated life of a Christian should
look like. As with many things in Scripture, the concept of a living sacrifice is one that requires some intentional digging to fully understand. But if we do, we may find a new way of looking at our lives. Every sacrifice are dead. Nothing remain when it is sacrifice. But here, Apostle Paul said we should offer our bodies as a living sacrifice. No sacrifice can be living when it is dead. To offer your body as a living sacrifice means, your bodies should be dead or burn on the altar of sacrifice and then receive the life of Christ which will then make it a sacrifice that is living. The consecrated life of a Christian should one of a living sacrifice. One which is dead to self and alive in Christ.
Child of God the Christian Life is a consecrated life of a living sacrifice, not just sacrifice. Christ want to live fully in you so He can express Himself through you to the world.