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Living Sacrifice
By Patrice Tsague
The Nehemiah Project International Ministries
Tue, Nov. 03 2009 08:17 AM MST
therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable
service.” Romans 12:1
Have you ever seen a sacrifice alive? Of course not! There is not such a
thing as a living sacrifice. What then does the Apostle Paul mean when he
instructs us and even pleads with us that we are to be living sacrifices?
A clue is found in a similar statement he makes in Galatians 2:20 - when, in
referring to himself, he states that he is crucified with Christ; it is no
longer he who lives but it is Christ who lives in him; and the life which he
now lives in the flesh he lives by faith in the Son of God, who loved him and
gave Himself for him. Wow! What a statement.
Like the Apostle Paul those of us who operate in the marketplace must crucify
ourselves with Christ. We must put to death our agendas, our personal
goals, our ambitions, our desires and our feelings. We must completely
surrender our lives and everything we are about to Christ’s agenda.
We must, in a sense, commit (spiritual) suicide. This is right, unless we
commit physical suicide our spirit man will not come alive. Doing this
ensures that we do not stand in the way of what God wants us to do in the
marketplace and even in our lives. Marketplace ministry cannot be about
entrepreneurs trying to build monuments and accomplish goals for God. It must
be about God doing His work through us and imposing His will in the
marketplace.
His kingdom come, His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. How
do I know if I am truly crucified?
1. I do not get disappointed but see everything as God’s
appointment for me
2. I accept every outcome as being God’s will and do not
complain
3. I am not moved by things or power but by the spirit
4. My decisions are not based on how I feel but on how
I
am led
5. I do not have a personal agenda but I have a kingdom
agenda
What are the benefits of a sacrificial lifestyle?
1. Jesus Christ is glorified in everything that you do
2. The Kingdom of God is advanced
3. You will finish the race
4. You will inherit eternal rewards
5. You live a life of personal fulfillment
6. You are able to resist temptation
7. God can trust you with wealth, power and influence
If the most beautiful woman in the world were to walk into a cemetery naked not
one body will rise to look, not one head would turn, and not one eye would wink
because they are all dead. If all of the gold in Fort Knox was to be
placed there nobody would move. If all the power in Washington was to be
released there no one would move an inch. Why? Because they are all dead.
What moves you? Are you dead? Or are you still struggling with accepting
the death covenant that you made with Jesus. The Bible reminds us that
“for whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose
his life for my sake shall find it” (Matthew 16:25). Go ahead and pull the
trigger; die to self so that you may live in Christ.
Copyright © 2009 Patrice Tsague ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
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