Our Sacrifice of Worship
"And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice-the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him." Romans 12:1 (NLT) "Worship and praise." We hear those words a lot in the community of believers- and we should. They are vital to our spiritual health and as we enter into thanksgiving and song unto the Lord. The word praise includes singing, extending hands, bowing- something that involves our outer physical bodies. but the word "worship" is different. It comes from our deep desire and devotion to please God, to live for Him. It comes from deep inside our commitment to love, obey, live and follow God, and it should be active at all times. I was recently studying in the book of Genesis and found out something I had never seen before. The first time the word "worship" is used in the Bible is in Genesis 22:5 . This chapt