These Bodies Of Ours Can Get Us Into Trouble

“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.” How we present our bodies as a living sacrifice is the question. We must first understand that most people have been following the desires and dictates of the body since birth, and the unruly thoughts that come into our heads. The control center of our make-up goes like this; we are a spirit, we have a soul, and we live in a body made of clay (Isiah 64:8). All of our actions are first presented to our thought processes. Then we either allow the dictates of our flesh (our body appetites) (1Corinthians 9:27), or we run with a thought based on a fantasy or unrealistic reality. This is why the renewing of our mind is vitally important. Once we begin to think like God, because of the washing of our minds by His word, we begin to react to Issues, even crises based on a faith response and not a reactionary fearful response. Our bodies must be kept under control. We must deal with our thoughts based on His word, before we just react to stuff, we must trust God. Through faith and patience we obtain the promises of God (Hebrews 6:12). There’s no quick fix in dealing with the things of God. It is a lifestyle walking by faith and not by sight. Your body is the temple of God on the earth, each saved person is God’s temple on the earth. He is everywhere at the same time living in us and working through us, the plan of reconciliation. It is a sacrifice worth living to honor our Lord and Savior, it is your reasonable service to Him (Romans 12:1 KJ).