Matthew 16:24-26
Give yourself away is defined to reveal yourself unintentionally, to expose your true feelings or intentions without meaning to.
You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. God has purchased a people for himself. They are not their own. They belong to God. That is, they exist to glorify and enjoy God forever. Their sins are forgiven. Their guilt is taken away. Their rebellion is overcome. Giving yourself to God means longing for Him to completely possess, rule, satisfy, and use you for His purposes. We give ourselves to our jobs. We give ourselves away in relationships. We will ourselves away to family. We give ourselves away to hobbies. So if we can give ourselves away to all the things why can’t we give ourselves away to God so He can use us. We must make time for God no matter how busy our lives may become. To be used by God is a great, humbling place to be. When we make ourselves available to God, He takes our gifts, talents, dreams and exceeds where our mind could even take us. We give ourselves away when our wants, needs, and desires become secondary to advancing the Kingdom of God. Luke 12:48 says, “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” God does not ask us to bring in our livestock and burn it on the altar; He asks us to give ourselves, to put ourselves alive on the altar.
I come by this afternoon to let you know Paul says , to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Our minds must be renewed so that we can test what is the will of God. Give yourself away and allow God to use you. Be bless and I love you!!! JE
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