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Pastimes : Ask and You Shall Receive
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To: calgal who wrote (4254)8/15/2002 12:07:50 AM
From: calgal   of 14396
 
Charles Stanley Devotional 15 August:

“God is always speaking, but are we always listening?” Anonymous
God’s Goal in Speaking
Romans 12:1-2

Yesterday we were reminded that God speaks to us so that we may be conformed to His truth and communicate His message to others. But what does it mean to be conformed to the truth?

We are provided with an answer in Romans 12:1-2. The passage may be divided into three interrelated goals for the believer to pursue:

Present your body as a living sacrifice.
Do not be conformed to the world.
Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Being a living sacrifice, we are told, is our spiritual service of worship to God. (v. 1) No longer must we give burnt offerings. Instead, we are to live in a way that glorifies God.

Not conforming to the world means that we should not live according to, or be negatively influenced by, the standards of the secular environment in which we live. God’s truth—as opposed to the world’s claims—should shape us.

Transformation is a continual process that happens from the inside out. Our minds should be constantly renewed or refreshed by a new way of thinking—replacing our selfish wants with desires to serve and obey God.

A final thought is given in verse 2. We must change “so that [we] may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” God has clearly communicated these goals to you. Where are you in this important process: presentation, conformity, or transformation?

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