TO THE BIBLE - Romans 12:1
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”

LET’S TALK
Imagine a friend gave you their brand-new gaming console to borrow for the weekend. You’d treat it with respect, right? You wouldn’t spill drinks on it or drive it into a wall. You’d want to take care of it because it’s a gift you’re responsible for. Well, God has given you a gift too: your body. And He actually lives in it.

The Bible says, ”Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Your body is actually a gift of trust given to you by God to function here on earth, and He expects you to use it wisely because every one of us will account for what we did with our bodies. This is the reason the Lord tells you to present your body as a living sacrifice.

To present your body as a living sacrifice means that you present your body to the Word of God. In other words, you cause your body to do only those things that the Word of God says you should do. You make your body function in such a way that brings glory to the Word of God. For example, the Bible says you should put to death the illegal transactions of the body (Romans 8:13); so, when your body starts feeling tired, lazy, or tries to get sick right before a big game or exam, you say, “Body, you’re the temple of the Holy Ghost; we’re not accommodating sickness or weakness here; I’m alive!”

Again, the Word of God says that “sin shall not have dominion over you” (Romans 6:14), and so you let God’s Word and righteousness reign in you. When you present your body to the Word of God, life will take on a whole new meaning; sickness and infirmity, depression and sorrow will be a thing of the past! The glory of God will be mightily manifested from your spirit, through your body, to the outside world.

Go Deeper
2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 6:13

Speak
Dear Father, my body is your temple and your dwelling-place. I yield every fibre of my body to your Word, as a living sacrifice, that I might bring glory to your Name. No sickness shall reign in my body, and sin shall not lord it over me, because I belong to you. Thank you for this great privilege, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

ONE YEAR
Romans 9:30-10:1-21, Psalms 78

TWO YEAR
Luke 13:31-35, Judges 13-14

Act
Monitor your conversations today; every time you catch yourself about to say something “symptom-based” or negative, immediately speak the Word instead.