T R A N S F O R M A T I O N

Romans 12:1-2

Metamorphosis is the process of transformation from a caterpillar into a butterfly.  What a marvelous, mysterious thing.  We can see it in insects, but can we see a similar thing in people?

Paul writes to his friends in Rome about metamorphosis in Romans chapter 12 and verses 1 and 2.  "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship.  Do not conform any longer to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."

How can people undergo metamorphosis?  Paul says that it comes by the renewing of one's mind.  Like a caterpillar inside a cocoon, it's a process that works from the inside out.  With people, we don't build cocoons, but our minds are changed as a part of a long process.  We begin as unlovely as caterpillars, we offer our bodies as living sacrifices, we resist the conforming nature of the world and we're transformed in our thinking, suddenly we emerge as beautiful as butterflies.  We've undergone metamorphosis as people.
 

Let's look to God for the transforming power of His grace to change us, from the inside out.  Let's ask Him to make us ready for this day's competition, for great teamwork and for lives that honor Him every day.

Bible Reading Plan:
Luke 20:41-47
Hebrews 1:10-14
Proverbs 19:1-14
Isaiah 3-5