Let me be a sweet sacrifice.

 Let Me Be a Sweet Sacrifice

Let me be a sweet sacrifice—acceptable in Your sight,

Not offered from compulsion, but from a heart's delight.

Not a gift to earn Your favor, for that has already been won,

But a grateful, loving offering from a redeemed child to the Son.

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. (Romans 12:1, NIV)

Let my will be laid upon the altar, no longer grasping for control,

Every plan and every purpose surrendered to make whole.

Let my time be a fragrant offering, each moment held in open hand,

To be used for Your kingdom's purpose, according to Your command.

Let my words be seasoned with grace, a pleasing aroma of peace,

Bringing life to the weary, causing anxious thoughts to cease.

Let my hands be instruments of mercy, reaching out to heal and bless,

Let my feet carry good news to those living in distress.

For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. (2 Corinthians 2:15, NIV)

Let my possessions be Yours to direct, my resources at Your call,

To feed the hungry, clothe the poor, to lift up those who fall.

Let my relationships be marked by love, a reflection of Your grace,

Drawing others to the Savior, pointing them to Your face.

Let me be a sweet sacrifice—not a one-time, final death,

But a daily, living offering with every single breath.

Consumed not by destruction, but by holy, sacred fire,

Transformed into Your likeness, fulfilling Your desire.

Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 5:2, NIV)

Take my all—my mind, my heart, my strength, my soul, my voice.

Shape me, fill me, use me, Lord; in You I will rejoice.

And may my life, in every part, ascend to heaven's throne,

A sweet and pleasing sacrifice to the One who calls me His own.

Here I am, Lord.

Take me. Make me. Consume me for Your glory.

Let my life be a sweet sacrifice—holy and pleasing to You.

Amen.