Devotionals for April 29, 2022
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READ
Romans 12:1-3
12 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. 3 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.
12 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. 3 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.
REFLECT
God has good plans for us. He wants to transform us and renew our minds and bodies. He gave us His Son to make our new life possible because He wants what is best for us. We can respond by joyfully giving ourselves as living sacrifices for His service.
APPLY
Q: How can we truly worship God (see verse 1)?
Q: What does it look like to be a living and holy sacrifice? Ask God to reveal this to you if you don’t know.
Q: Are you plugged into a Christian community that can help and encourage you how to live this way?
Q: What does it look like to be a living and holy sacrifice? Ask God to reveal this to you if you don’t know.
Q: Are you plugged into a Christian community that can help and encourage you how to live this way?
SING
PRAY
"And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one."
God, teach me how to be a living and holy sacrifice to You. Help me not copy the behaviors or customs of this world. Transform me, Lord! Change the way I think and act to align with Your will. Thanks for choosing me and for loving me enough to save me.
God, teach me how to be a living and holy sacrifice to You. Help me not copy the behaviors or customs of this world. Transform me, Lord! Change the way I think and act to align with Your will. Thanks for choosing me and for loving me enough to save me.