How To Change!
"For
the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper
than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division
of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
Hebrews 4: 12
The most familiar example
of metamorphosis in nature
is the butterfly.
An adult female lays an egg on a plant; the egg hatches
and reveals a larva which feeds on host plant, becoming
a caterpillar; the caterpillar spins a cocoon around itself;
the caterpillar changes into a butterfly in the cocoon and
emerges.
Metamorphosis comes from Greek metamorphosis (transform-
ation): meta means "after," while morphe means "from." Paul
uses this word in Romans 12:2: "And do not be conformed to
this world, but be trans- formed [metamorphoo] by the renewing
of your mind." It's God's intent that His children be transformed,
or changed, from carnal people to spiritual
people.
And that happens when we focus on the living Word
of God and allow the Holy Spirit to apply it to our life.
The Bible is the key to the transformation of the mind.
Are you changing into the image of Christ
(Romans 8:29)? That change correlates directly with
the amount of attention you give
to the Word of God.
"The end for which God instructs
the mind is that he might transform
the life."
Albert N. Martin