#Prayer of Repentance Day 10 of 10 #Dream Revival
Romans 12:1-8

Foundation for Christian Living

God calls us to make a choice about the way that we live for Him. The sacrifice is living because it is brought alive to the altar. The sacrifice is living because it stays alive at the altar; it is ongoing.

The holiness we bring to the altar is a decision for holiness, and yielding to the work of holiness in our life. As we present our bodies a living sacrifice, God makes our life holy by burning away impurities. Paul has in mind the burnt offering, in which the entire sacrifice was given to the Lord.

There are 2 kinds of people paul talks to in this passage.

Those who live based on feeling  How do I feel today? How do I feel about my job? How do I feel about my wife? How do I feel about worship? How do I feel about the preacher? This life by feeling will never know the transforming power of God because it ignores the renewing of the mind.

Then we have those who live based on doing  “Don’t give me your theology. Just tell me what to do. Give me the four points for this and the seven keys for that.” This life of doing will never know the transforming power of God because it ignores the renewing of the mind.

God is never against the principles of feeling and doing. Feelings and doing are completely insufficient foundations for Christian life. It’s not the feel or doing that matters. We must be like What is true here? What does God’s Word say?