United in Christ

SEPTEMBER
Transformation from Within
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:1–2). To be transformed by the renewing of the mind means to allow the Holy Spirit change the way you think. Commitment to Christ leads us to think in a higher way. When our minds become renewed, our values change and our priorities are altered. Things take on a different meaning. That is something God does only for the committed. When we are transformed by the renewing of our minds, we are able to discern God’s will. We can find out what He really wants because He has a wonderful plan for each of us individually and for His people collectively, but He reveals His plans only to those who are committed. The Bible says, But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18).