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29-What Did Jesus Do?
By now we understand the great underlying and over-arching principle of this last section in Romans. It was back in Romans 12:1 that we were told that in light of all that God has already done for us, we are to live sacrificially. To not live as if our life was our own but to spend it pleasing and blessing others.
We've been given sufficient evidence as to why this is how we ought to live. But lest there be any remaining doubt, lest there be the faintest whisper of objection in our hearts, or even a drop of fight in us, Paul points us to the one example that should settle the issue once and for all:
For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me." (Romans 15:3 NKJV)
If Jesus, the exalted Son of God who is over all things, didn't live to please Himself but sacrificially spent His life for others, then who are we to think we shouldn't have to? The master is greater than the servant, and if we see our Master bent on blessing and being there for others, where does that leave us?
You see, there's something tragically and terribly inconsistent with a Christian who not only doesn't act like Christ, but who actually acts the opposite of Him. And that is what's happening when we live to please ourselves at the expense of others. It ought to be the other way around.
The Lord never calls us to do something He hasn't already done. And the call to present our bodies as a living sacrifice is no exception. He did it for us. Now we do it for Him by doing it for others as His Spirit works within us.
Think about it...
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
It was back in Romans 12:1 that we were told that in light of all that God has already done for us, we are to live sacrificially.Think about it...
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
By now we understand the great underlying and over-arching principle of this last section in Romans. It was back in Romans 12:1 that we were told that in light of all that God has already done for us, we are to live sacrificially. To not live as if our life was our own but to spend it pleasing and blessing others.
We've been given sufficient evidence as to why this is how we ought to live. But lest there be any remaining doubt, lest there be the faintest whisper of objection in our hearts, or even a drop of fight in us, Paul points us to the one example that should settle the issue once and for all:
For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me." (Romans 15:3 NKJV)
If Jesus, the exalted Son of God who is over all things, didn't live to please Himself but sacrificially spent His life for others, then who are we to think we shouldn't have to? The master is greater than the servant, and if we see our Master bent on blessing and being there for others, where does that leave us?
You see, there's something tragically and terribly inconsistent with a Christian who not only doesn't act like Christ, but who actually acts the opposite of Him. And that is what's happening when we live to please ourselves at the expense of others. It ought to be the other way around.
The Lord never calls us to do something He hasn't already done. And the call to present our bodies as a living sacrifice is no exception. He did it for us. Now we do it for Him by doing it for others as His Spirit works within us.
Think about it...
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
It was back in Romans 12:1 that we were told that in light of all that God has already done for us, we are to live sacrificially.Think about it...
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
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Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, founded in 1985, has grown to be one of the largest churches in the country, and now has nine regional campuses in Florida in addition to the main campus in Fort Lauderdale. The church has established and now operates dozens of ministries to answer the needs for foster care, addiction recovery, and discipleship training. The church's mission is simply, "make disciples."
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