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 and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.
What has God done for us? In Romans 11:30-33 says,
“30 Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against him, God was merciful to you instead. 31 Now they are the rebels, and God’s mercy has come to you so that they, too, will share in God’s mercy. 32 For God has imprisoned everyone in disobedience so he could have mercy on everyone.
33 Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!”
God, who originally only called the Israelites to his salvation, has opened up his mercy to extend to all people. And by “God’s mercy”, I mean his choice to send his Son to die for us so that he can overlook our sin and let us be with him.
Praise him for his mercy!