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NOT A FAVOR
by
Joanne Lowe
July 1, 2006
“I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”
Romans 12:1
King James Version
This is one of my favorite verses in the entire Bible. If you will
notice Jesus says “I beseech you”. The definition for beseech in the
Webster’s Dictionary is: “to request earnestly”. Jesus is earnestly
requesting us to present our bodies a living sacrifice to God. Many
times we think we are doing Him a favor by keeping ourselves pure and by
serving Him. He is not asking us to do Him a favor; it should come
automatically to us if we love Him.
Jesus says “by the mercies of God”. If we will ever grasp in our hearts
that without Him we can do nothing, we will have a lot less stress and
turmoil in our lives. So many times we try to do things without the
power of Jesus behind us. Without the foundation of Jesus, it will
crumble eventually. This is true in our marriages, our homes, our
friendships and our country.
I have received many emails and they have told me they were patterning
themselves after my life. To that I immediately replied, “Stop it now”!
I am human just as you are and I make mistakes also. There isn’t a day
that goes by that I don’t fail Jesus in some way. There is always
another phone call I could have made, or another email of encouragement
I could have sent. Keep your eyes on Jesus! He is worthy of all our
attention, devotion and love.
Are you serving Jesus because it is expected, or because you love Him?
Without love for Him, your service is meaningless and empty.
About the Author:
God has given Joanne two ministries. One is doing Inspirational Writings, the
other is Encouraging Pastors.
http://joannelowe.blogspot.com/
www.heavenwardbound.com
http://www.solidrockbaptistonline.com/page.cfm?id=135
You have my permission to reprint and distribute this article as long as
it is distributed in its entirety, including all links and copyright
information. This article is not to be sold or included with anything
that is sold
© Joanne Lowe 2006
You may contact Joanne by e-mail:
joannelowe8@cox.net
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