Grafted in

“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.”Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

By laying down my ‘rights’ to live as I choose, I am allowing the Holy Spirit to guide, reprove and train me in all godliness. 

In chapter 11 Paul discussed the fact that the Jews failed to believe and therefore we Gentiles have the opportunity to be grafted into the tree, which is represented by Abraham who believed God and was righteous before Him. We are reminded that the Jews were blinded by unbelief until the full number of Gentiles have come in. 

This does not mean that God has forsaken them, He still loves them. They are His chosen people. However we Gentiles are grafted in and become His loved ones. This does not mean we can live for ourselves and treat His gift lightly. He is able to remove us as well.

Our task is to live wholly committed to Him, in all we do we are His representatives. Our bodies are His temple and we cannot live in the lusts of the flesh, but rather in the spirit. Amen!