"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12:1-2This message speaks to me so much for today, for it is about to be Lent.
Lent is a time for us to transform so that we can become a wholesome offering to God. In the Old Testament, there are so many specifications about how perfect an animal has to be in order to be sacrificed. Alongside that, we know that Jesus is the most perfect sacrifice to renew all of us.
But we can't get bogged down in all of the customs and traditions of the world. Although we might like to think that if we purchase the right amount of candles and icons we would be saved, that's not what God wants from us. We can't let things become stumbling blocks for us. We need to follow Jesus and allow him to transform us. We need to make everything in our lives things that will bring us closer to him. We need to attach ourselves to spiritual things so that we may grow in the best way possible.
And so, as we prepare ourselves for Lent, ridding our surroundings of every temptation and purifying ourselves just before we go in to receive our ashes for Ash Wednesday, let these verses be our prayer, that God may take us and transform us into something that is pleasing and acceptable before God. When our own desire is for God, then we can start to become more godlike - perfect.
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