"Reserved For God"

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. Romans 12:1-2

Today I would like to put a thought out there before you to consider. I was watching Jason Castro on I am Second and he was talking about what it meant to him to be able to sing Hallelujah before millions of people. At one point he said these words, "Even the word Hallelujah is a special word, and its a word reserved for God." I really liked the whole interview but these words have just been hanging around my spirit ever since. This thought that this special word is reserved for God; it made me stop and to think about what else is reserved for God? I alluded to it about our trust being due God at the end of Thursdays message.

So what is it about this word that makes it special? Why is it a word that is reserved for God?The word Hallelujah simply means; praise ye Jah; and it is an adoring exclamation! It is reserved for God because it is about Him and it is for Him alone! I looked it up and I only found it listed in the Word four times in the New Testament in Revelations 19:1,3,4,6 where it was being sung by the elders and the saints in Heaven. Interesting?

The words "Reserved for God." are still hanging around so lets consider what else in our lives besides this special word, that represents our adoration, is reserved for God? What else can we do or say that will give Him the praise and adoration that is due Him? As I was pondering this thought all the usual things came to mind, you know, praise, worship, prayer, the Word, trust, obedience, etc. and then the Holy Spirit brought this verse in Romans to mind ...that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, (you know your life) holy, acceptable, to God which is your reasonable service..." According to this verse it is a reasonable expectation that we bring our whole life before Him. He then goes on to say that out of that bringing, out of that reasonable service is this thought; that we need to be transformed! Too often this verse is quoted without verse two and you can't. You can't stop this thought at the word service, you have to keep going because the word 'And' means there is more to this thought about our reasonable service.

The more is this ... its not just our bodies its also our thoughts. It tells us to 'not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind' It tells us to do that for a purpose. ..."to prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." We need to not think or act like the world but to be a living, walking, talking. breathing, servant of the Lord. That happens as we are renewed in our mind. Our thoughts are important and they should be thoughts of Him. If we will renew our thoughts then we will with our whole life be reserved for Him! ... a chosen generation, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim His praises...1 Peter 2:9

His thoughts will be our thoughts and we will know His good, acceptable, perfect will. As we surrender our bodies, our thoughts, our words, our actions etc, we are transformed and we become a people reserved for Him.  A people who know that it is His good and perfect will in their lives that is reserved only for Jah!


Link if you would like to see the I am Second interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaKoE2lm7XY&list=LLI-IGlZtrVMGzeC5wbvs8OA&index=3