“Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an
instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have
been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an
instrument of righteousness.”
Romans 6:13
Give your body parts to God as an offering?
While that may sound macabre or grotesque to some,
Paul is not urging us to cut off a limb and place it on an altar of fire.
Rather, He is urging that our hands, feet, eyes,
etc...be devoted to Him as instruments of righteousness rather than as
instruments of wickedness.
Instantaneous change?
No!
A process?
Positively!
As long as we are in these bodies we will struggle
with how we surrender and to whom we surrender our lives.
Yes, there is pleasure in sin – even though it is just
for a season – and yes sometimes the rewards of righteousness may be delayed
but that does not mean we have to surrender to sin.
Let God rule in your mortal body.
Bring your flesh under authority to the spirit man
guided and directed by the Holy Spirit of God living in you.
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