Be Transformed

Be Transformed "And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the spirit." 2 Corinthians 3:18 I grew up on a farm, and when I read this scripture I am reminded of some of the pigs we raised. You can scrub a pig, sprinkle perfume on them, put a ribbon around their necks, and take them into your living room. But the moment you turn them loose, they will jump into the first mud puddle they see, because their nature has never been changed. They are still a pig. This is not so with people, as we are constantly trying to change and reform ourselves. Stores are filled with self-help books claiming to be the fountain of youth and promising to make us become the people we want to be. But even if there were books to transform us they would only be temporary fixes. A deeper transformation is needed, a transformation of the heart. The amazing fact is that this is really possible. The Bible tells us that when we ask Jesus into our hearts, we are transformed on the inside, we are spiritually born again. God's Spirit comes to live within us and change and transform us. Our motives change, our objectives change, our goals change, our attitudes and dispositions change, but most of all our eternal destiny changes. This transformation doesn't take place all at once, as we will then need to study the Bible, seek it's wisdom, and then apply what we learn to drawing closer to being the person God wants us to be. We will spend the rest of our life learning what it means to follow Christ. I would encourage each of you reading this devotional to ask Jesus to transform you, let Him change you to be the person He wants you to be. Open your heart to Jesus and let Him set you free from the sin that is keeping you from the peace and joy you have been missing. Do it today. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven September 30