2019-08-04 A Living Sacrifice

Romans 12:1 (NKJV) Living Sacrifices to God 12 I abeseech 1you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies ba living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your 2reasonable service. 1 1 Samuel 7:1–13 (NKJV) 7 Then the men of aKirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of bAbinadab on the hill, and cconsecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord. Samuel Judges Israel 2 So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. 3 Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you dreturn to the Lord with all your hearts, then eput away the foreign gods and the fAshtoreths 1from among you, and gprepare your hearts for the Lord, and hserve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the children of Israel put away the iBaals and the 2Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only. 5 And Samuel said, j“Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and kI will pray to the Lord for you.” 6 So they gathered together at Mizpah, ldrew water, and poured it out before the Lord. And they mfasted that day, and said there, n“We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah. 7 Now when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 So the children of Israel said to Samuel, o“Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” 9 And Samuel took a psuckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Then qSamuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him. 10 Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. rBut the Lord thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel. 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and 3drove them back as far as below Beth Car. 12 Then Samuel stook a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name 4Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 13 tSo the Philistines were subdued, and they udid not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 2 Philippians 2:5–7 (NASB95) 5 aHave this attitude 1in yourselves which was also in bChrist Jesus, 6 who, although He aexisted in the bform of God, cdid not regard equality with God a thing to be 1grasped, 7 but 1aemptied Himself, taking the form of a bbond-servant, and cbeing made in the likeness of men.3 1 Samuel 7:6–13 (NKJV) 6 So they gathered together at Mizpah, ldrew water, and poured it out before the Lord. And they mfasted that day, and said there, n“We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah. 7 Now when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 So the children of Israel said to Samuel, o“Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” 9 And Samuel took a psuckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Then qSamuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him. 10 Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. rBut the Lord thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel. 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and 3drove them back as far as below Beth Car. 12 Then Samuel stook a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name 4Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 13 tSo the Philistines were subdued, and they udid not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 4 1 Samuel 28:3–6 (NKJV) Saul Consults a Medium 3 Now bSamuel had died, and all Israel had lamented for him and buried him in cRamah, in his own city. And Saul had put dthe mediums and the spiritists out of the land. 4 Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at eShunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at fGilboa. 5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was gafraid, and his heart trembled greatly. 6 And when Saul inquired of the Lord, hthe Lord did not answer him, either by idreams or jby Urim or by the prophets.5 Matthew 11:28–30 (NKJV) 28 Come to cMe, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you dand learn from Me, for I am 6gentle and elowly in heart, fand you will find rest for your souls. 30 gFor My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”6