Sorry, no results.
Please try another keyword
by Bob and Debby Gass
Conformed or Transformed? (1)
January 19, 2012
‘Do not be conformed…but be transformed...’ Romans 12:2 NKJV
Chuck Swindoll said, ‘We like to imagine ourselves a race of rugged individuals—the Patrick Henrys, Davy Crocketts and Lone Rangers. The truth is, we hate to appear different lest we be ostracised, branded fanatics and rejected. So, we conform. You’ll see it in the child eager to please; the adolescent aligning with peer pressure; the adult breaking their back to keep up with the Joneses.’ Just being different for its own sake is likely to be worthless, even counterproductive. What God wants from us is our willingness to be radically transformed. ‘Therefore, I urge you…to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.’ (Romans 12:1–2 NIV) Here are two important observations to help you reach that goal: First: Transformation belongs to believers. The unbeliever can’t break the world’s control over them without Christ, but believers are promised: ‘…the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.’ (1 John 4:4 NLT) God’s indwelling Spirit enables you to resist the world’s pressure to conform you to its ways. Secondly: God’s appeal is urgent. ‘I urge you, brothers.’ Words like beg, plead, beseech are used in some translations because the appeal isn’t secondary or optional. It’s vital, a divine imperative! God is seeking for surrendered vessels that are ready to be transformed for His use. Are you willing to say, ‘Yes, Lord, use me!’
SoulFood: Lev 1–4, Matt 8:28–34, Ps 89:1–14, Pr 2:20
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2012
Subscribe Today
Have this devotional delivered to your inbox for daily inspiration.
More Inspiring Devotions
The Bible says that God will surround the righteous with favour. If you are trusting in the finished work of...
The most powerful incentive to overcoming sin is not our love for Christ, but His love for us. Even with...
Canadian Christian musician Carolyn Arends writes: Our expectations are not just unrealistic, theyre anti-Gospel Many of us distort…
Our definition of good is different from Gods. For it was the Fathers good pleasure for all the fullness to...
Showing 1-4 of 5652 results