1 Peter 2:4-5 As you come to him, the living Stone - rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him - you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
This is an awe-inspiring verse. To think about how God moves to build us, mold us, and shape us into His precious houses, His walking sanctuaries, puts a little more intensity into our everyday walk with Jesus. We are offering our lives daily to God through Jesus, sacrificing our own will and desires to come to a place where God can use us in His holy priesthood. These sacrifices are more than just an act of love toward God, they are a humble request for His Spirit to dwell in us and He acquiesces to our request. When our hearts are humble and our minds are focused on Him and His will for our lives, we become a part of something much greater than ourselves, the body of Christ. I'm beginning to realize that all of life's journey is an effort on God's part to bring us closer and closer to Him, until we are the very heart of Jesus. How beautiful!
This is an awe-inspiring verse. To think about how God moves to build us, mold us, and shape us into His precious houses, His walking sanctuaries, puts a little more intensity into our everyday walk with Jesus. We are offering our lives daily to God through Jesus, sacrificing our own will and desires to come to a place where God can use us in His holy priesthood. These sacrifices are more than just an act of love toward God, they are a humble request for His Spirit to dwell in us and He acquiesces to our request. When our hearts are humble and our minds are focused on Him and His will for our lives, we become a part of something much greater than ourselves, the body of Christ. I'm beginning to realize that all of life's journey is an effort on God's part to bring us closer and closer to Him, until we are the very heart of Jesus. How beautiful!
Comments
Post a Comment