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In Romans 12:1-2, Paul passes along a divine exhortation: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

I was pierced while reading in Luke 14 this morning. I don’t have all the answers to this piercing yet, but rather invite you to meditate along with me. The question I’m asking myself is, as we fellowship among our Body at Grace, be it in groups, or huddles, or discipleship and prayer over coffee, who do we invite, and why?

I have a frustrating tendency to put myself at the middle of the universe in my own mind even though I know intellectually how silly that is. It’s not intentional. Rather, when I let my mind meander in default mode, without being alert, sober-minded and discerning, I typically end up thinking like a humanist (with me being the human).

About half-way through the greatest sermon ever delivered, Jesus’ sermon on the mount, Christ drops this little gem about the good eye and the bad eye. Right before it, Jesus instructs us to lay up treasures in heaven instead of treasures on earth. Right after it, Jesus teaches us to not be anxious about earthly needs, but instead to seek first the kingdom of God.

I want to invite you to do some of your own writing. When we think of testimony, we most often think of what we are going to share when witnessing to our non-believing friends or family. And that is good and true. However, testimony is also a powerful blessing you can share with your brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.