Rom 12:2 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.
When I was
young, I remember my dad having several rubber molds into which plaster would
be poured, and eventually hardened as they dried. They were little statuettes
which could then be baked, glazed and painted.
Paul is talking
about this very thing here in Romans 12:2. The world wants us poured into its mold
where we will then be hardened to resemble it exactly. But he says that we
should not be molded or conformed to it, but to Christ. As He pours Himself
into us, and we pour ourselves back into Him, we begin to take on His image.
Instead of
reflecting a worldly lifestyle of revenge, gossip, greed, gluttony, dishonesty,
lust, strife, drunkenness, envy, pride, hatred, partying and idolatry, those
who are conformed to our Lord look more and more like Him. They portray: love,
forgiveness, righteous living, grace, joy, patience, peace and humility.
We are
conformed, either to Christ or to the world, by how we spend our time, what we
read, what we watch, what we think, who we hang out with, what we feed on, how
we respond to temptation and adversity and how we are filled with the Spirit of
God.
And so I ask
you, are you being conformed to Christ or to the world?
1 comment:
When the adversities of this world seems too large, John 16:33 reminds me that we will find peace in Him, because He has overcome the world. NO PROBLEM IS TOO BIG with CHRIST!
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