Friday, June 19, 2020

 
 
 
 
 
Devotional 6/19/20
“What Is The Transformed Life?”
 
 
 
As we have been meditating upon Romans 12:1-2 we saw that our God desires to be delighted in His heart as we live in holiness before Him. He loves when we express all that He is in every detail of our life. This is what becomes our genuine expression of worship. This is walking in transformation, and not being conformed to this world.
 
Over the next devotionals we will be pondering the word ~transformed~. Today my heart is being led by the Spirit of God to ponder the words in Micah 6:8.
 
“With what shall I come before the Lord [to honor Him] And bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With yearling calves? Will the Lord be delighted with thousands of rams, Or with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my acts of rebellion, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you Except to be just, and to love [and to diligently practice] kindness (compassion), And to walk humbly with your God [setting aside any overblown sense of importance or self-righteousness]?”
Micah 6:6-8 – The Amplified Translation

Many times people view outward works of goodness and sacrifice as being a transformed person. The transformed life is not about a display of good works, although works of godly goodness and obedience will proceed from the believer that presses in to God. Anyone… even an unbeliever can do beautiful and wonderful things apart from God. We as believers are called upon to live daily, looking to Him to continue to deal with us and continue His work within us.  True transformation comes from our willful obedience, determining to walk in His love, and walking humbly before Him.
 
 
This scripture in Micah sums it up…“be just, and to love [and to diligently practice] kindness (compassion), And to walk humbly with your God [setting aside any overblown sense of importance or self-righteousness]?”
 
 
God is looking for that man and woman that will dare to live the transformed life, and it is then that glory will be brought to His Name! I look forward to the next few days as we look at the transformed life of a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.