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Inside Out

 

2 Corinthians 3:18 - But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

As soon as you accept Jesus as your Savior, a transformation begins in you, conforming you to His likeness. But how are you actually being changed? After all, if this metamorphosis is supernatural, then it’s not something you can enact on your own, it’s what Jesus does in you.

Romans 12:2 teaches that it happens by the renewing of our minds. So, the key to transformation is changing what and how we think. But understand that what Jesus changes is not merely your opinions or system of beliefs. Sometimes we assume that’s what religion is – you change the name of the deity, the sacrifice, and some of the rituals, but that’s all there really is to it. But there is more God wants to do in us – and that is to revolutionize us from the inside out.

In fact, the word Paul uses for renewing comes from a Greek word which means “to make new” or “to be changed into a new kind of life.” Therefore, we know that when Jesus transforms our minds, it means He even changes the way we process information. So let Him. And join Him in the process by being in His Word every day.

From – “God’s Purpose for Your Life” by Charles F. Stanley