Point of Grace Worship 11.9.25 “Consecrated Unto Thee” Part 2
Romans 12:1-2 “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. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Consecration – to make “holy”, to “set apart” for God,
God makes us “holy” (set apart for Him) through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Now, we respond to that gracious by “consecrating” ourselves to Him. Consecration is an active response to the gracious action God has taken in saving and redeeming us back to Him – as His special people.
Living the consecrated life is shaping our lifestyle to conform to the identity God has given us.
God has set us apart to live a special way. At PoG we call it, “the meaningful life Christ intends!”
A Foundational Declaration of “Consecrated Unto Thee” Living
“Jesus, All I am and all I have and all there is … Belongs to You”
With that truth comes refreshing Release and needed Realignment!
Release – “Jesus, I give You everyone and everything.”
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1Peter 5:7
Realignment – “Jesus, You have my first ‘Yes’…. I declare ‘Yes’ to You first”
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things
will be given to you as well”. Matthew 6:33
“Before I go to my culture, my common sense, my upbringing, ‘what seems right in my own eyes’,
and my ever ‘demanding to be heard’ anxiety … my first ‘yes’ goes to Jesus.
Jesus gets my ‘yes’ first and my first ‘yes’.”
And when I fall short… and choose other ‘yeses’ first… and I will … my failure is met with His grace because He said ‘yes” to me first before I could ever say ‘yes’ to him. His ‘yes’ me first sets me free to say ‘yes’ to Him always.”
1 Chronicles 29: 9-16
9 The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly. 10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. 11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. 12 Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.
13 Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.
14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. 16 Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.
2 Corinthians 8:1-5
And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people. 5 And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.
Mark 12:41-44 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
Jesus, All I am and all I have and all there is … Belongs to You.
Jesus, I give everyone and everything to You. (name the things you need to release)
I give everyone and everything to You, Jesus
Jesus, You have my first ‘Yes’…. I declare ‘Yes’ to You first”
Amen