I little while ago I was asked "what does "living sacrifice" mean?" I thought it out a little and gave a quick response that was very... immature. To be quite honest with you, I never really thought about it to much. So now I want to share my thoughts.
So I think about "sacrifice" and its context within the Old Testament. It was used in terms of sacrificing animals to God. It was used for pagan worship as well. In the New Testament it is used in terms of Christ coming and being the sacrifice for our sins. Putting Himself in our place for our sake. In our world today we don't see much of sacrificing ourselves for other people. Our world is all about the "me" mentality, the ME MONSTER!!! We live in a very selfish world.
"Living" is self explanatory. We are alive.
I am a living sacrifice. My life is God's cause He gave it to me and He can take it. I am sacrificing my will for my life to do the will of my Lords. Allowing God to take COMPLETE and ABSOLUTE control. This goes right along with the second verse of not conforming to this world because we have given ourselves to God!!!
About Me
- Jakob
- A young man seeking after the Lord's will for my life. I am a believer in the One True God (John 14:6). A current student in college excited to be transferred to a Christian school to major in Youth Ministries!!! Yeah I believe the Lord is leading me to His ministry!!!
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