Psalm of the
Good Shepherd Part 13
“1 ¶ 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. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs
of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way
you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and
pleasing and perfect. 3 Because
of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this
warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your
evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. 4 Just as our bodies have many parts
and each part has a special function, 5
so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong
to each other. 6 In his grace,
God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has
given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has
given you. 7 If your gift is
serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8 If your gift is to encourage others,
be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you
leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift
for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. 9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what
is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.” (Romans 12:1-9 NLT)
How do you respond to such love? You can sit back and just receive God’s love
and blessing but there is a warning throughout the Bible that if we get
complacent we can lose our appreciation of God’s love and maybe even God!
From
the scripture above what can you do to respond to God’s love for you?
What
do you think is God’s will for your life?
If you don’t know how can you find out?
What
are your gifts and how best can you use them?
Thank you so much for
finishing this study. I pray God will use it to bless your life and help you
understand the passion God has for you!
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