“you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”
acceptable to God
“Acceptable” is a double compound word. “Acceptable” comes from three Greek words put into one word: 1) good or favourable 2) face to face [what one can accept to oneself] and 3) to receive. “Acceptable” then means what one can receive favourably to oneself, face to face. When we offer sacrifices to God He readily accepts them because of Jesus Christ. God receives our gifts to Himself with pleasure.
This term means that which is very favourably accepted. God is very pleased with offerings to Him (
Romans 15:16 ). Offering of the whole person pleases God very much. God is pleased when He detects spirituality in the lives of those who love Him.
Principle:
We please God by our spirituality.
Application:
Do you want to put a smile on the face of God? We can put a smile on His face by offering spiritual sacrifices to Him. When we give everything that we are to Him, it honours Him.
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