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Romans 12:1 | What does it mean to become a living sacrifice?
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Jul 29, 2024
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Today, I want to talk about what it really means to be a living sacrifice
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Under the old covenant, we are required to bring an animal to kill and offer as a sacrifice
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However, because of the sacrifice made by our Savior, Yeshua the Messiah or popularly
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known as Jesus Christ, we are no longer required to make animal sacrifices
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Now, that doesn't mean that we don't have to do anything. Instead, we are commanded to bring a different type but special kind of sacrifice and that
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sacrifice is you. We read in Romans 12 verse 1, Paul here was using a strong word
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He said, I beseech. In other words, he was trying to admonish us, to exhort us, to comfort and encourage
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us to become a living sacrifice. But how should we do it
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We do it by God's mercy. Why? Because it is through God's mercy that we are here today, that we are alive, that we
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are given a chance to be His child. It is through His mercy that He allowed His Son to be killed for our sake
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Now, let's move forward to what Romans 12 verse 1 is saying
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A living sacrifice? What does it exactly mean
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It means that you and I are expected to sacrifice ourselves, not as a dead animal, but as a
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living child of God who is ready to do His will and purpose in our lives
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Christ already died for us, so that we may live a life pleasing to God
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Now I wonder, have we really made ourselves a true offering to God
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Have we really surrendered everything to Him? Could it be that we are just offering one part of our life and keeping some portion
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of it for ourselves? You see friends, when God asks us to become a living sacrifice, it means we must give
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our life and our time to Him. We make sure that every part of our body, our eyes, our ears, our mouth, hands, legs
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arms, and yes, even our sexuality, are used to worship God. Because that is what sacrifice is all about
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It is about worshipping our Heavenly Father with our life. Now the question is, when I offer my life to God, is He pleased with my life
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Is He pleased with what I'm offering Him? Or is He insulted by my offering
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That's why we must ask ourselves, are my plans, my dreams, my ambitions, are all these
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in line with God's will? Because when you present your body as a living sacrifice, it is no longer our will that should
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be done. It must be God's will. We must also look into our lives and get rid of the sins that could blemish our sacrifice
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to God. Because if we are going to give a sacrifice to Him, it must be the best of the best
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We can only do that by removing sins in our lives. Now Romans 12 verse 1 goes on to say that our sacrifice should not just be living, but
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it must also be holy. Being holy means we are set apart for a special purpose
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We might be in the world, but we are not of the world
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We are supposed to be different from our friends, our classmates, our coworkers, neighbors
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and other people who don't have God's Holy Spirit. Finally, our sacrifice must be acceptable to God
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But how can we be sure that our sacrifice is acceptable? We read in 1 Samuel 15 verse 22
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So Samuel said, Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying
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the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams
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Your sacrifice and offering will not be acceptable to God if you constantly disobey Him
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You give a lot of money as your offering. You give your time and energy to serve God and other people
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You may even give up your life doing God's work. But if you continually live in sin, your offering will come to nothing
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That's what happened to Cain. God didn't accept his offering because you know why
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Cain didn't just have an attitude problem, but he has a character problem
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He might have offered something to God, but it wasn't accepted because of his sinful attitude
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So remember, to obey is better than sacrifice. Finally, we come to the last keyword in Romans 12 verse 1
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Reasonable service. It says there that our sacrifice to God is our reasonable service
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Reasonable here came from the Greek word logikos, meaning it is our logical service to God
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It means that when you recognize, understand, and know that God loves you and that He is
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merciful toward you, there's no other logical response but to serve as a living, holy, and
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acceptable sacrifice to Him. You see friends, when we realize that our life is a gift from God, it wouldn't be difficult
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anymore to give back. God owns everything, including our life. Every breath that you take is a gift
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Your eyes, your ears, your tongue, your brain, those are from God
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Isn't it logical and reasonable for us to give back to God through our life
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Would it be logical for us to present our offering to God as part of our worship and
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expression of gratefulness to Him? I hope we realize how blessed we are just being alive
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I hope we don't offer our sacrifice with a heavy heart, but rather we give with a cheerful
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heart knowing that our offering will be used for the work of God
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So as you go through your Christian life, remember the words of Paul in Romans 12 verse 1
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By the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
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to God, which is your reasonable service. Thank you so much for listening and I hope and pray this message has blessed and inspired you
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That's it for me. I'll see you next time
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