Well.. I guess that's acceptable

One of the things I like most about my recent bible study is looking at different words and the way they have been translated to English.

Romans 12:1 ..present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God..

For some reason the word acceptable just doesn't do it for me. I am already pretty mediocre why would I strive to be merely acceptable. So I looked over to the right side margin and there it is, an alternate meaning. It says well pleasing. Much better, at least for me. I want to strive each day to a standard that pleases my Lord.

..present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, well pleasing to God..

As I said in an earlier post..... Dig Deeper!


Righteousness, righteousness
Is what I long for,
Righteousness is what I need.
Righteousness, righteousness
Is what You want from me.


Take my heart and form it,
Take my mind transform it,
Take my will conform it
To Yours, to Yours, oh, Lord.