Romans 12:1

Romans 12:1  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. I heard a preacher say many years ago, “When you see a therefore in a Bible verse, atop and see what it is there for”. Yesterday we learned in Romans 11:33 that God is extremely wise. Our verse for today says that because God is wise – therefore – we should present ourselves to serve this all-wise God. Because this wise God has not given us the punishment that we deserve, we should be grateful and serve Him. And finally, because God has been so good to us, we should serve Him out of love and gratefulness. This is only reasonable that we should serve Him. If someone gave you a million dollars, and then they asked you to go over to their house and feed their cat while they were away on vacation, would you do it! Of course you would! They had given you such a wonderful gift that the little request to feed their cat would be nothing by comparison. That is the way it is with God. He has done so much for us that it is only reasonable for us to give Him ourselves in return. We should be grateful and serve God – gladly! By the way, Happy Birthday, Becky!