‘…Present your bodies a living sacrifice…’ Romans 12:1 (NKJV)
Since becoming a follower of Yeshua, you are different, whether you feel like it or not! When you were born again, your body stayed the same; if you were short or tall, fat or thin, that did not change. Equally, your mind did not change; if you were academic, intelligent, creative or scientific, you stayed that way. It is your spirit that is recreated; made alive, and that part of you was perfected forever when you opened your heart and life to Yeshua. The Scriptures explain it like this: ‘Therefore if anyone is in Yeshua [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Saviour], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Ruach Hakodesh]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life]’ (2 Corinthians 5:17). If your body was physically sacrificed, you would not need to bother – you would be in heaven already. But, while your body is still alive, you need to present it daily as an offering to Yehovah, as an act of spiritual worship – despite it being a physical thing! There are many ways in which you can sacrifice to the Yehovah; maybe you have used your body for over-eating, drinking, taking drugs or perhaps been involved in sexual sin. Well, your body is now a temple of the Holy Spirit; the dwelling place of Yehovah, so offer your body as a living sacrifice to Him today by choosing to live as He would have you live!