Romans 12:1-2 ESV
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Living according to His commandments is our sacrifice and spiritual worship. We worship in Spirit through obedience. Our bodies are a necessary component of worship, just as they are a necessary component of our threefold existence of mind, body, and spirit.
The transformation of our mind will be followed by the transformation of our bodies from the mortal to the immortal. Both follow the spirit made alive in Christ. That is the spirit led by the Spirit of the Lord.
We pray without ceasing when we become living sacrifices. Prayer is seeking and entering the presence of the Lord. Prayer is the essence of a sign of our relationship with Him.
Through our relationship with Christ, we will become more like Him. We will be made whole at last in the perfection that is the image of the Lord.
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