Week 3: Day 3
The Call to Transformation
Scripture to meditate on:
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. – Romans 12:1-8
Devotional:
The scripture emphasizes the transformative power of spirituality, challenging us to renew our minds and embrace God’s will.
Questions to ponder:
- How can you avoid conforming to the patterns of this world in your spiritual journey?
- What practices or habits can help you renew your mind and draw closer to God?
- What does it mean to you to discover God’s “good, pleasing, and perfect will”?
