DAY THIRTY-FIVE
March
28, 2017
A Contribution or A Sacrifice?
"Therefore, I urge you,
brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices,
holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer 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.” Romans 12:1-2
Did you hear the story of the chicken and the pig who
were walking together down the road?
They came upon a beggar who was nearly starved to death. He had not eaten in days. The chicken and the pig decided to help him. The chicken said, “I have an idea. Let’s fix him some breakfast - some ham and
eggs!” The pig thought about that a moment
and then said, “I don’t like that idea
very much because it only requires you to make a contribution, but for me it is
a complete sacrifice!”
As the Apostle Paul writes our Scripture passage, he
is making a turning point in his letter to the believers in Rome. He is finally giving an application to the
truths that he has been telling about in previous chapters. He is stating how we should respond to the
knowledge that God has procured our salvation and saved us from the wages of
sin through Jesus Christ. He’s telling
us to lay it all on the altar for God; surrender completely. Don’t simply make a contribution like the
chicken, but sacrifice all like the pig.
Prayer Focus: Pray that Fred
Wes is a body of believers willing to totally surrender to God.