Romans 12:1-3 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
So, I was talking with the Lord this morning. One of the lines I pray daily is that I give myself, offer myself to God - as a living sacrifice - to be holy and pleasing to Him and for Him to do and build with me as He will.
I immediately thought, 'This isn't going to work'. Why? I'm not holy - I'm far from being holy. Not just feeling like I wasn't holy - but that I wasn't holy enough even be offering myself as a sacrifice to our Father.
I pray that part of a prayer every day... the rest of the parts I'll explain the rest of the week. I ask Him to burn off the dross and the fat for a sweet smelling aroma (oh, how I wish that could be true in the physical also ;)). But I've been very guarded for approximately the last day. Just happens whenever the Lord does what I ask (i.e., burns off the dross and fat) - it doesn't set well - like it's so unnatural to let the Lord into those places where the dross and the fat are. Am I talking to myself here??
If I'm not open, then how in the world can I let Him do in me and build with me as He wills? I took it by faith that at least I was talking with Him and continued on with my prayer. That is, after He said, "Do you think you need to be wholly holy in order to offer yourself to me? Because, you know, from My standpoint, I'm seeing you already as holy in my sight. The dross and fat that has been burned away already has revealed some holes that need filled and patched; some wounds that need to be healed; some forgiveness that needs to be given; some sin that needs to be made rid of. But I have seen in the past that even those are beautiful in my sight when you have given them over to Me.... a sweet-smelling aroma of freedom and my songs of deliverance go forth. What is still bothering you, I see as the same way. Don't be afraid to go where I lead. Peace, be still. You are Mine."
Our true act of worship is to offer ourselves to God - not conforming to the world and its 'programming', but being transformed in our minds by the Word of God and the Power of Holy Spirit. Only then can we know what God's good, please and perfect will is for us, maybe not for our whole lives, but for that day, that hour, that minute.
Many Blessing of peace, grace and mercy to you. Let's all keep moving ahead to have open hearts before the Lord.... let His peace overtake the anxiety and fear of letting Him in to heal the broken places.
I Offer My Life To You - Don Moen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-JJg-8qPso Lord, please let this be so in our lives.
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