We have to identify the areas of our life that are not addressed by God
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In Romans 12, the apostle Paul calls us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice. The word "bodies" refers not only to our biological aspect but also to everything that has to do with our human nature, including our psychology, will, memories, intelligence, emotions, and more. Unlike the spirit, which is the higher part of our being, the body is the part that interacts with the world and can be in conflict with God's purposes. Therefore, we must continually bring our flesh to the Lord and ask Him to deal with it and make it an instrument for His holiness and justice. This involves identifying the areas of our life that are not addressed by God and presenting them to Him in prayer, fasting, confession, and more. By doing this, we can become a living sacrifice for God's glory.
Devotionals based on Romans 12
In this series, Dr. Miranda delves deeply into Paul's exhortation in Romans 12:1-2 to "renew our minds" and "not be conformed to the world."
1 Such a beautiful and complete plan of salvation
2 The danger of taking lightly the call to holiness
3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?
4 We have to present ourselves each day before the Lord
5 Sin will have no dominion over us
6 We have to identify the areas of our life that are not addressed by God
7 Freed from sin to serve justice
8 Our old nature is crucified together with Christ
9 Our true life of worshiping the Lord is our conduct
11 Do not love the world or the things that are in the world
12 Let's aim for a transformed life
13 The gradual process of our transformation
The apostle Paul calls us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice. The Greek word translated 'bodies' refers not only to the biological aspect, not only to what we would often say 'the flesh' but it is broader and refers to everything that has to do with human biology, everything that is refers to our human nature.
It can refer to everything that has not been treated by God, it can also refer to the body, the sexual organs, the hands, the ears but it also refers to all these areas that we sometimes call the soul, it can be the psychology, it can be the will, memories, intelligence, emotions; All this aspect that has to do with what obeys matter, the material part of our life, what interacts with the world, that is what the Bible calls the body.
It can refer to everything that has not been treated by God, it can also refer to the body, the sexual organs, the hands, the ears but it also refers to all these areas that we sometimes call the soul, it can be the psychology, it can be the will, memories, intelligence, emotions; All this aspect that has to do with what obeys matter, the material part of our life, what interacts with the world, that is what the Bible calls the body.
