II Corinthians 5:9-10

II Corinthians 5:9-10 "So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him. For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body."

Romans 12:1-2 "And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living sacrifice-the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you by the renewing of your mind. Then you will know and learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."

There is so much good stuff to absorb out of Romans 12, the main thing that is the key thing between both of these scriptures is serving the Lord. We are on this earth to please and glorify the Lord, Romans 12 says that when we give our lives fully (devote) to the Lord that our minds will be renewed. When we seek God, first our minds will be renewed so we can continue to focus on the Lord and his statutes. Psalms is all about praising and worshiping the Lord, worship is what we were created to do. There is nothing better we can do that offer our lives up as worship to the Lord most high and our bodies as living sacrifices. Am I giving my best to the Lord? Are there areas I am withholding from him? We will all be judged when we stand before Christ, I desire for my life to be a holy, sanctified sacrifice unto the Lord, holy and acceptable. The first part in Romans 12 say to "present your bodies as living sacrifices holy and acceptable to the Lord," then it says, "don't copy the customs of this world, renew your minds and be transformed," then here is the promise, "then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing, and perfect."
When you seek the Lord and don't sway to the left or right in this world and focus on worshiping and praising God, He will reveal his purpose and will for our lives. But ultimately in heaven we will be judged by the good or evil we have done on this earth and rewarded or disciplined. What good am I doing on this earth, at Riverdale?