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Prayer Request: Today's Scripture *July 8, 2010*
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Today's Scripture *July 8, 2010* (Jul 8, 2010)
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Today's Scripture *July 8, 2010*
1 Peter 2:5
And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests.Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
What are the "spiritual sacrifices" that we offer to God?
When sacrificing an animal according to God's Law, a priest would kill the animal, cut it in pieces, and place it on the altar. Sacrifice was important, but even in the Old Testament God made it clear that obedience from the heart was much more important (1 Samuel 15: 22 But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: Your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.; Psalm 40: 6 You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand—You don't require burnt offerings or sin offerings.; Amos 5: 21-24 “I hate all your show and pretense— The hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings.I won't even notice all your choice peace offerings. Away with your noisy hymns of praise! I will not listen to the music of your harps. Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living.) God wants us, His "holy priests", to offer ourselves as living and spiritual sacrifices --daily laying aside our own desires and following Him, putting all our energy and resources at His disposal, and trusting Him to guide us.
Thank You, Father God for Your Word to us.
We want to be living sacrifices, holy and pleasing in Your sight.
May our lives be lived righteously, putting all our energy and resources at Your disposal.
We trust You to guide us, Lord. And we give You all that we are and all that we have.
In Jesus' Name, Amen..
God bless,
April
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