Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. – Romans 12:1-2
Yesterday, we began talking about how to give all that we are to all that God is. The first step in that process is taking the road of total dedication. (If you missed yesterday’s devotional, I would highly recommend you go back and read it when you’re done with today’s.) But as we continue in this conversation today, we’re going to look at two more steps to giving all that we are to our Heavenly Father.
The second step to fully surrendering ourselves to God in worship is seeing the result of a spiritual transformation. One surefire way you can know you have truly worshipped God and that you are truly a worshipper of God is that your life will never be the same. You will see this world through the eyes of God. You will hear this world through the ears of God. You will think about this world with the mind of God. This is what Paul means when he writes, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind...” (Romans 12:2).
The way that this change takes place is by the renewing of the mind. You cannot worship God and think the way the world thinks and see things the way the world sees things. When you worship God, He not only changes your heart…He changes your mind.
Finally, the third step to worshipping God with all that you are is getting the reward of personal revelation. Once you worship God through total dedication and then you experience that spiritual transformation, you will get the greatest reward in this life: “Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (Romans 12:2).
You cannot separate the worship of God from the will of God. It is the will of God that you worship Him, and when you truly worship Him, He will reveal His will to you. Here is a principle to remember: When you do what God wants you to do, He will reveal to you what to do when you don’t know what to do.
Dear Lord, thank you for making it clear in your Word how I am to worship you. I want to see a spiritual transformation in my life and experience personal revelation of your will. I pray that you will grant me both of those things as I continue to pursue you, follow you, and renew my mind with your truth. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Topics: Worship
