Romans 12:2 New International Version (NIV)
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will
be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and
perfect will.
Sooner or later we all have to make a decision: Will I be a
nonconformist? Will I refuse to be squeezed into the mold of the world? (J.B.
Phillips terminology) Will I be part of a Christian counter-culture? (John R.W.
Stott terminology) Will I be God's own person, an alien and an exile in the
world, put here to have a redemptive influence? (The apostle Peter's
terminology) Jesus simply calls us his disciples. Bottom line: until we are
really ready to cross the line and live totally for the Lord, we're not going
to be able to fully recognize God's will for us. There are no arm-chair
quarterback Christians. There are no sideline disciples. There are no back-seat
driver Christians. We either choose the Lordship of Jesus, or else we reject
it. So what's your decision?
Thought for today:
Am I “soul-ed” out? In other words what is my level of commitment?
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