MI DAILY DEVOTION
WEDNESDAY
WE HAVE A DUTY
(Romans 12:1-2) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2- And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:1- 2)
We have a duty as God’s children to be godly, to obey the Word of God and to be a man and woman God wants us to be. We need to lay a good foundation in our heart, in our homes and in the house of God which is the church. And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. (2 Corinthians 8:5) Even during the time of King Solomon, he reminded the youth about their duty as God’s children. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. (Ecclesiastes 12:13)
Paul said; that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice… Jesus is our High priest who sits on the throne of grace in the Holy of holies. We come to Him with our hearts of worship and praise as an offering, service and sacrifice. Matthew Henry said; “We are temple, priest, and sacrifice, as Christ was in his peculiar sacrificing. There were sacrifices of atonement and sacrifices of acknowledgment… There were sacrifices of atonement and sacrifices of acknowledgment. Christ, who was once offered to bear the sins of many, is the only sacrifice of atonement; but our persons and performances, tendered to God through Christ our priest, are as sacrifices of acknowledgment to the honour of God.” (The Bible Collection) Paul has a prayer for us as we exercise our duty; And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (I Thessalonians 5:23)
