Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“A LIVING SACRIFICE”

Romans 12:1 — “…that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God…”

Holy service to God requires sacrifice. The imagery Paul uses reaches back to the Old Testament sacrificial system, where offerings were brought and laid on the altar before the Lord.

Those sacrifices were to be fully given and fully consumed. The offering was not partial, but complete. The condition of the heart behind the offering mattered, as seen in Cain and Abel, where one offering was accepted and the other was not (Genesis 4:3—5).

Paul now calls believers to present their bodies as a living sacrifice. Unlike the Old Testament sacrifices that died, this sacrifice lives. Christ died so that we could live and offer our lives fully to Him.

This sacrifice is daily. It is not confined to a moment but is lived out continually. The life of the believer is to be given in full devotion to God.

Call to Action
Present your life fully to God. Do not give Him only part of your devotion; instead, dedicate yourself entirely to serving Him.