Romans 12:1 says: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.
The word “sacrifice” might illicit any number of thoughts for you. Maybe you think about the Old Testament system of sacrifice, or maybe you’re like a member of our worship team and think immediately of Isaac. Perhaps you’re like me and have recently seen Apocolypto and so have a very vivid image of sacrifice in your mind. Whatever we think of when we hear the word “sacrifice” it’s probably not this – a unit of worship. Think about it. When God is calling for sacrifice he’s calling for worship. The Law set out the kinds of sacrifices that God wanted to see from His people in order to come into right relationship with Him and although we are not under that same Law, acceptable worship still involves sacrifice. In fact it involves 2 sacrifices now. The first being the blood of Jesus making it possible for us to commune with God. However, it also involves sacrifice on our part. We need to pour ourselves out to God as sacrifices on an ongoing basis, living in such a way that we give up those things we desire for the things God is giving us. This is worship. This is how we worship God. It’s not just the songs we sing on Sunday’s but a life style – a sacrifice of our whole being to the purposes and plans of God so that we might make His greatness known in every sector of our lives. So to be a worship leader (as all of us are) is to live this way – to be an example to those around us of the true and acceptable worship God is calling us to. It’s a scary and exciting challenge that I hope each of you is willing to embark on with me.
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