Transformation

Donna Braman

BE TRANSFORMED

Scripture:
Hebrews 4:12, Matthew 7:24, Psalm 40:8

But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, and the Holy Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18)

I praise You O God of Israel that your Son, Jesus lived His life sinlessly, in total accord with reality, with no falseness, no self-deception, no dark secrets, nothing to regret, nothing to be ashamed of...that He proclaimed the truth, the one utterly reliable foundation for our thinking and living.  Thank You that He delighted to do Your will...that He withdrew for time alone in Your presence...that He was attentive to Your Voice and sensitive to Your working...that He lived in complete dependence on You, so that You in Him spoke those gracious and life-giving words and performed those mighty works.

Thank You that He demonstrated how I am to live and serve, completely depending on His life as He walked on earth, and beholding His glory, "the glory of the one and only" who came from You, full of grace and truth. What a delight to know that as I focus on Him, You transform me into His image by Your Spirit within me.  You work in me that which is pleasing in Your eyes.  You strengthen my heart in every good work and every good word, so that more and more I honor Christ by the way I live.

SEED WORD:
We can seemingly be doing all the right things in our work for Christ but without agape love backing it up, its impact will be almost nonexistent. Do our words and actions reflect that of Christ, and are we working in His will being led by the Holy Spirit? Or are we doing a "me" thing to establish "me" through doing works without faith and love.   Love is what will cause the lost and dying world to return to the empowered, end time, righteous church.  Did you know that agape love is empowered by the Holy Spirit?  The kind of love Jesus had is not cultivated by ourselves, for it is impossible. We need the Holy Spirit to give us understanding of this kind of heart that Jesus had and to demonstrate it with transparency.


I've added an additional article today on what real love in the church means and how to put action behind your faith. See also on this page an article on the end time church, Day Of The Lord. Click on: Called to be an Intercessor.blogspot.com

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