Be Transformed

Be Transformed “But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” 1st Corinthians 6:11 Have you ever awakened in the morning and looked outside to see a beautiful snow covered landscape before you? The drab, cold and dreary scenes of yesterday were now blanketed and transformed as the snowflakes covered everything with its brilliant white blanket. The bare and seemingly lifeless trees were turned overnight into marvelous works of art, as they were decorated with brilliant white highlights. The way God can send the snow to wash away the lifeless landscape, and turn it into a wonderland of beauty, is the same way that our lives can be turned around by putting our trust in God, and asking Jesus into our hearts. Our lives that was once dead in our sins, can be renewed and cleansed, like the blanket of white snow, by accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior. Just as we are delighted to see a beautiful winter scene, God is also delighted to see His work in our lives. We were once drab and dreary, but can now be marvelously transformed by His Grace into children of God. And just as the trees did not cover themselves with the white powdery snow, neither can we claim credit for our transformation, it is made possible through God's gift of salvation. Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” Because of God's great love, He did not abandon us in our dark and helpless condition, and now we need to allow the transformation in our lives to be a testimony to others of God’s work. By following God’s commands and being an example for others, the celestial snow that has fallen on our lives can fall on others around us and change their lives as well. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven​ March 16