Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
May 31, 2022: SOAP #4562: Proverbs 16-18: Romans 12

SCRIPTURE:  Romans (NIV) 12:1 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. 2 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.

OBSERVATION: If I am doing something for my friend, I should do it in a way that my friend would appreciate.  It is for them.  If I buy a present for someone special, I should buy something THEY would enjoy, not necessarily something I would enjoy.  Doesn’t it seem logical that if I am giving an offering to the Lord, I should do it in a way that HE considers acceptable—a way that brings Him pleasure?  A living sacrifice means that I am sacrificing/giving up my ways, to do things His way.  To do things, not just right, but in a way to bring Him pleasure.  . 

APPLICATION: If I say I have given my life to Jesus, I should consider what HE likes.  If I say that HE lives inside me, I should live not to offend HIM in my words or actions.  It may not be easy.  A sacrifice never it.  I can sacrifice my vocabulary and attitudes to walk and talk like Jesus.

PRAYER:  Lord, your pleasure is my goal.  May I sense your smile each day as I do things that please you.  Amen

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