Today during my devotions I came across a verse that I read many times before, the verse is in the book of Romans 12:1-2 and it says: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
What would it be like if we took these verses to heart and made them our own? What would the world think if every follower of Christ made such a radical commitment to living each day as if Christ himself were shining his love through us? as if nothing on earth mattered except discovering a complete and unbroken communion with the Father?
Perhaps that’s what Paul had in mind when he encouraged us to no longer conform to the “behavior … of this world,” but to instead let God transform us by “changing the way [we] think” (Romans 12:2 ).
In a word, he was telling us to surrender. To give up. To change—not only our way of thinking but also our way of living. To allow the Holy Spirit to mold and shape us until our heart and mind are wholly devoted to the things of God. Sound a bit radical? That’s because it is. But does Jesus deserve any less?
2 comments:
One of my favorite passages in Scripture.
Challenging to say the least...
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