Transformed
By The Renewing Of Your
Minds
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. 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.
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to
think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober
judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as
in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same
function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are
members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given
to us; prophesy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher,
in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the
leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.
Romans 12:1-8
It is possible for struggling businesses to be turned around
with one key decision. Many-once foundering companies are now thriving because
of a choice that became the tipping point. The principle also applies to those
committed to advancing the cause of Christ. Sometimes we find ourselves up
against a wall, struggling with a decision or situation that threatens to
cripple our capacity for effective service to our King. There are times in our
spiritual lives that we can reach that tipping point and go the straight and
narrow route of Jesus or we can go the other way. Surrender your will and your
heart to God. Submit to God. Be willing to sacrifice your own agenda for His
greater purposes. Think about the world we live in now if Jesus had refused to
go to the cross, for us.
Surrender is the tipping point. When we make that choice, God
can use us to do great things for Him. Surrender becomes victory when we yield
to God.
Our Daily Bread –