Focused prayer and (partial) fast today
Romans 12:1-2 (NLT) - "And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[b]
2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."
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Romans 12:1-2 (NLT) - "And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[b]
2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."
We recently read scriptures about offering the Lord our sacrifices of
prayer and thanksgiving. The excellent rendering of Romans 12:1-2 in the
New Living Translation (NLT) tells us that we can also offer our bodies
as a living sacrifice to the Lord. We can't say we have nothing to give
or offer - we are not that smart, or we are not financially rich, or we
are not particularly talent - the list is endless - BUT - we all having
our bodies. We can offer ourselves to the Lord's service.
The suffering, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ - the righteousness of Jesus - makes us holy and acceptable to the Lord. Keep it that way and He will be able to use us in His work. Notice, the apostle Paul writes "a living sacrifice," which means while we are alive. God's grace and power will enable us to do whatever He asks us to do.
* For those of you who live in different time zones in another part of the world, it does not matter that you fast and pray the very same day and time that we do. Set apart a time and day that is best for you. The important thing is to do it.
Shalom!
The suffering, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ - the righteousness of Jesus - makes us holy and acceptable to the Lord. Keep it that way and He will be able to use us in His work. Notice, the apostle Paul writes "a living sacrifice," which means while we are alive. God's grace and power will enable us to do whatever He asks us to do.
* For those of you who live in different time zones in another part of the world, it does not matter that you fast and pray the very same day and time that we do. Set apart a time and day that is best for you. The important thing is to do it.
Shalom!
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