Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we can better understand Him.

Present your bodies as a living sacrifice. – Romans 12:1.

If God had required thee to sacrifice thy son to Him as He required of Abraham, wouldst thou not give him? but now He requires nothing of thee but thy sins; it is as if He should sue unto thee for thy shame, and thy trouble, and thy guilt, and thy fear, that He might have all which hurts thee. What wilt thou part from if thou wilt not part from thine hurt? Therefore sacrifice thy body, and thou hast sacrificed all that hurts thee.
~ HENRY SMITH

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