Reading: Romans 12, 13
My Verse: "Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you many prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God." (12:2)
This is such a powerful verse! I love the thought of a renewed mind.
There was a time when I was very anxious about being conformed to worldly views. I worried that I was not knowledgeable or sophisticated enough to discern wrong worldy ideas. I often wondered, "How was I to transform my mind?" Because I understood that if my mind was transformed then it would be renewed and thus able to discern, "what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
I have learned and continue to learn that this is an ongoing process - I never arrive at complete renewal! More importantly I have learned that I must constantly seek You, Lord. I am incapable of doing this on my own. It is Your Word that renews my mind and so transforms me.
"For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and spirit , and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)
Yeah, that is the key - Your Word! Thank You, Lord, that we are constantly changing and growing and being renewed as Your children.
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you many prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God." (12:2)
This is such a powerful verse! I love the thought of a renewed mind.
There was a time when I was very anxious about being conformed to worldly views. I worried that I was not knowledgeable or sophisticated enough to discern wrong worldy ideas. I often wondered, "How was I to transform my mind?" Because I understood that if my mind was transformed then it would be renewed and thus able to discern, "what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
I have learned and continue to learn that this is an ongoing process - I never arrive at complete renewal! More importantly I have learned that I must constantly seek You, Lord. I am incapable of doing this on my own. It is Your Word that renews my mind and so transforms me.
"For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and spirit , and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)
Yeah, that is the key - Your Word! Thank You, Lord, that we are constantly changing and growing and being renewed as Your children.
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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