Looking at the way the world is today, no one wants to sacrifice themselves for the greater good anymore. Sacrifices are made now for self improvement and for our children to become something better in life or to have a better life. These things are good, but the sacrifice of our temple (bodies) are no longer done for our walk with the Lord.
Paul says that "I beseech you brothers by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service." in the Old Testament sacrificial system there needed to be a blood sacrifice in order to please God. The blood of an animal had to be sprinkled on the alter and the body of the sacrifice had to be burned before the Lord. Here God has the ultimate blood sacrifice in Jesus Christ and now he wants us as Christians to give our bodies wholly to him.
Our testimony for a sacrifice of our body should be, the things I used to say I don't say any more, the things I used to do I don't do any more, and even the places I used to go I don't go any more because I'm living a holy life. God wants us to live a holy life before him and because our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit, we have to treat it as such. This is a reasonable service unto God because of all he has done for us. Remember Jesus said be ye Holy for I am Holy.
This is Pastor O saying you don't have to fight for the victory, you can fight from your place of victory because the victory is already ours. peace.
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