· By Steve Vaughn

True and Proper Worship

Romans 12:1 Says “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.” 

 This first verse of Romans chapter 12 sets the stage for the remainder of the chapter, which is about physically serving God and putting others above yourself All this is to be done from a place of sincerity of love, even going to the extent of loving your enemies. That's right, not just tolerating them, but actually loving them. This is hard thing to live out and can only be done by the power of the Holy Spirit. I can only Imagine what this world could be if we were to live in such a way. It would be a the greatest mass movement for positive change that the world has ever known. 

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you as to how you can respond to the charge from Paul in Romans 12. In what tangible way you present yourself as a  “Living Sacrifice” as true and proper worship?