Romans 12:1 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices.”
Walter Lewis Wilson was an American doctor in the 19th century. A visiting speaker once asked him: “Who is the Holy Spirit to you?” Wilson answered: “One of the Persons of the Godhead –Teacher, Guide, Third Person of the Trinity.” The visitor continued: “You haven’t answered my question.” Wilson opened up with real candour: “He’s nothing to me. I have no contact with him and could get along just fine without him.” The following year, Wilson heard another speaker, who bellowed from the pulpit: “Have you noticed that our verse in Romans 12 doesn’t tell us to whom we should give our bodies? It’s not the Lord Jesus. He has his own body. It’s not the Father. He remains on his throne. Another has come to earth without a body. God gives you the indescribable honour of presenting your bodies to the Holy Spirit, to be his dwelling place on earth.’
Wilson was struck to the core and rushed home to seek the Lord. He fell on his face and pleaded with the Lord: ‘My Lord, I’ve treated you like a servant. When I wanted you, I called for you. Now I give you this body from my head to my feet. I give you my hands, my limbs, my eyes and lips, my brain. You may send this body to Africa, or lay it on a bed with cancer. It’s your body from this moment on.’
The next morning, Wilson was working in his office when two women arrived trying to sell him advertising. He immediately led them to Christ. The previous night’s surrender had enabled him to access new power from on high. From that day onwards his life entered a new dimension of evangelistic fruitfulness. He went on to pioneer a church plant, a mission organization and a Bible college.
Holy Spirit, I choose to offer you my body today as a living sacrifice. Amen!
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