Romans 12:1 NIV “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.”
I am humble and thankful for Jesus. He became our sacrifice, he died for our sins. He took the pain and suffering we deserved and for this offering we cannot ignore.
I am also thankful that I don’t have to kill animals as a sin sacrifice for my bad behavior and mistakes. I have an extremely sensitive heart towards animals and I cringe as I read the book of Leviticus.
To me it reads as a slaughterhouse! BUT…It also shows Gods love from the beginning of time. He has always given us a scapegoat so to speak! In the Old Testament it was the blood sacrifice of animals and the New Testament, Jesus Christ becomes our ultimate sacrifice.
I’m thankful everyday for the freedom given to me by my Lord. I am a living sacrifice, I want to be a pleasing aroma wafting up to heaven. I want to sacrifice me, giving him the sides of me we’re not crazy about and to grow in the sides we are. I want to be a shining example of God’s love.
To do this I need to start at the cross every morning! I can’t do it alone but sacrificing the old and asking for new is a great place to start. May you have a blessed start to your day and try and bless someone, it’s a boomerang! Thank you for joining me this morning! 🥰
Sunshine On My Shoulder 