Title: Romans 12:1-2 Spiritual Worship
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Spiritual worship of the saints (Romans 12:1-2)
The Samaritan woman in Suga asked Jesus, “Where and how can we worship God?”
asked the question. She was seriously contemplating worship in the midst of a spiritual problem that she could not overcome on her own, a serious spiritual problem in the land of Samaria. God wants to receive worship through us, so He created only human beings as spiritual beings who know God. Today's Bible says, "Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual prayer" (Romans 12:1). Then, what kind of spiritual worship is the most pleasing to God?
First, what is worship?
1. It is to give our whole person to fellowship with God. The most important thing between parents and children is 'friendship'. It is the same between God and man. God doesn't want us to do what we are good at or do hard work, but first, He wants us to acknowledge and confess that we are His children and that God is our Father. When you know this fact and worship God with your whole personality, true rest and God's blessings will come to your soul. Humans need to receive the blessing of such worship to prosper and succeed on this earth. People do not know this secret, so they go to the wrong place and pray for blessings and live like orphans.
2. A sacrifice that pleases God is to offer your whole life for the good work that God wants.
The word holy sacrifice means "pure without blemish." This means that we, the slaves of sin, are washed with the blood of Jesus Christ and live for Him. The 'living sacrifice' means that the life of the saints who have life itself is to become worship, but the saints are to offer this kind of spiritual worship. The original meaning of the word 'spiritual' is 'things that conform to God's will', and the meaning of 'worship' in Greek means "serving all values and meanings to the Lord," so 'spiritual worship' is our It refers to serving all the values and meanings of life to Jesus Christ whom we believe in and living for him in the field of life throughout our lives.
Second, in order to offer spiritual worship, the value of Jesus Christ must be discovered first.
1. Jesus is Emmanuel God who came to this earth to be with humans. (Isaiah 7:14)
Since all things were made through him, we are to be ruled and governed by him. Dear saints, is the Jesus you have met really such a person? May this blessing be restored. A life that is always shameful, lacking, and dark becomes abundant and rich when you meet him, and it becomes a bright, transparent, and enterprising life. When we meet Jesus Christ, who is the light of life, emptiness and chaos depart and darkness departs.
2. He is the savior of sinners. (John 1:29) Dear saints, when I was born and grew up in sin, a curse had already come into my family, and therefore, if you do not know that I was a being that had no choice but to suffer from repeated problems and failures, Jesus What's the bloodshed got to do with me? Everyone who sins belongs to the devil, and terrible calamities and sufferings have invaded their homes. The only way out of this is to believe in the shedding of the blood of Christ. Therefore, humans must deal with the problem of sin and get out of the hands of the devil. True worship begins when we discover that when we believe in and accept Jesus as the Savior of sinners, we are forever set free from all the sufferings of life.
Third, if so, now we must have a proper view of life about that value.
A proper view of life means aligning the direction of your life to the things of the highest value. The most valuable thing before God is to save lives. It is to seize the power of death and save humans who are possessed by the devil who reigns as king. Evangelism refers to Christ, the only way out of this. Therefore, saints, I urge you to risk your life for this valuable work and to watch and pray. We have an adversary. The devil prevents the saints from doing this because they are most afraid of worshiping and evangelism. Therefore, I pray in the name of the Lord that you do not imitate this generation, but receive complete changes and win the spiritual worship in the field of life.