Transformed
(NRSV) Rom 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
(NRSV) 2 Cor 5:17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!
When my son was around six years old, a new line of toys was introduced. It was cars and motorcycles and other vehicles that could be transformed into robots. Some of the robots were good, while others were bad, and it did not matter whose nimble hands held them, with a few clicks of the moving parts the toy was transformed from a monster truck into a monster robot.
As Christ followers, we are aware that there is both an inward and an outward change in our hearts and in our lives after Jesus becomes our Savior and our Lord. Unlike the Transformer toys that are created to be either good or bad, we have the unique privilege of being made new when we give our lives to Christ. The change is often stark as old habits give way to new, and our former wants and needs give way to kingdom living.
A Transformer toy, if not manipulated by an outward force, will remain the same as it’s original form. Likewise, a person’s character and behavior remains unchanged unless we submit to the life altering power of Jesus. It is a change that is not only necessary, but significant, and is accomplished by daily renewing our minds through prayer and the Word.
May we be grounded in the Word and lifted up by his spirit.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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