Make me a living sacrifice.

 Make Me a Living Sacrifice

A Reflection on Romans 12:1

Make me a living sacrifice—not slain upon a stone,

But breathing, walking, daily offered, never on my own.

Not a once-for-all atonement, for that work is finished, done.

But a moment-by-moment yielding to the victory Christ has won.

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)

Not dead, but alive—every pulse a prayer,

Every heartbeat worship, every breath a "yes, I care."

My hands, not folded only, but reaching out to serve.

My feet, not standing idle, but walking as I've heard His word.

Make me a living sacrifice—not on an altar of cold stone,

But on the altar of each moment, where I am not alone.

The fire of the Spirit burns, not to consume but to refine,

And every offering I bring becomes a gift divine.

Take my waking—let it rise as incense to Your throne.

Take my working—let it be a seed that You have sown.

Take my resting—let it be a quiet, trusting pause.

Take my loving—let it flow from no other source or cause.

Offer every part of yourselves to Him as an instrument of righteousness. (Romans 6:13)

**So here I am—not a carcass on an altar of the past,

But a living, breathing witness, built on promises that last.

Make me holy, make me pleasing, make me wholly Yours alone.

Make me a living sacrifice before Your glorious throne.

Amen.