JULY 27, Romans 12:1-2

Yesterday we learnt that for someone to offer himself as a sacrifice, he must first be a Christian. Today, we want to explore 2 other concepts. The first is that the Christian must offer his body to God.This is quite clear from the verse for it tells us that we are to “present your bodies a living sacrifice”. What does that mean, though? It is to honor God with our bodies, to not sin with our bodies. Dear children, it is so important to make sure that we do not just say we are Christians, we must be certain the lives we live demonstrate the presence of the Holy Spirit and that is why Paul tells us to “present or offer our bodies” to God. You will remember that the Christian’s body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. So if the Holy Spirit dwells in us, we must surely be controlled by Him. What you say and do are so very important, after knowing the wonderful truths of the Bible.

The second concept we learn today is that we are to offer God our minds. Read verse 2 and see that it says, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind”. Before our minds are renewed, we read first that we are not to be conformed to the world.That means we do not follow the thinking and practices of the world.

You may already have heard of other children who like to dress in expensive clothes, who boast of their parents’ wealth, brag of the beautiful places they go to for holidays. Instead, our minds need to be filled with the things of God. Our minds need to be filled with the wonderful teachings of the Bible. We need to remember the Bible lessons your Junior Worship teachers have given. You should be able to recall memory verses learnt. We need to put into practice the lessons of humility, contentment, forgiveness. There are just so many other lessons we can see more developed in our lives!

Thought: May I be a worthy sacrifice for God!

Prayer: Thank You Heavenly Father for reminding me of the precious lessons in these 2 verses. I know that often I fail to present my body as a living sacrifice or to have my mind renewed. Teach me Heavenly Father to always go back to You in prayer and seek Your help. Hear this my humble cry, for I ask in the precious name of Jesus, Amen.