Romans 12:2  “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”

DAILY READING –•           John 6:22-59; 1 Chronicles 24; Zechariah10

Nigel Benn, during the prime of his boxing career, was known as the ‘Dark Destroyer’. This was because of his fearsome punching power and aggressive fighting style. He drank heavily, took illegal drugs and was vicious in his fights; famously describing himself as the devil’s right hand man.

He became the WBC and WBO super middleweight champion and was ranked as one of the greatest British boxers of all time, with a record of 42 wins from 48 fights.

However, after winning a brutal fight, which left his opponent American boxer Gerald McClellan with brain damage, Benn went through a troubled period in his life.  He left boxing not long afterwards and suffered from depression and even attempted suicide one night in his car.

The turning point came for Benn, when his family travelled to Australia. There he began attending Hillsong Church, where he eventually gave his life to Christ and became born again. From that moment, he was totally free from all his addictions.  Soon after, he spent one full year in solitude, studying the Bible day and night, renewing his mind in Christ. As a result, his life became completely transformed and today he is an entirely new person. He has attended Bible college and now serves as an active volunteer in the Hillsong Church. He also spends his time sharing his Christian faith around the world.

Indeed The Word of God is able to transform anyone. The Word changed Nigel Benn from being ‘a dark destroyer’ to becoming a carrier of God’s light.

The Word has power to illuminate us to dominate over any dark nature, and  transform us to become more like Christ.

Romans 12:2  says “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”

The Greek word translated “renewed” is the verb “Anakainoo,” and it means a qualitative difference. It’s a word that describes a keyword in 2 Corinthians 3:18 which says “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

Through looking into God’s we are changed from glory to glory. It doesn’t matter the negative habits or sin, anyone may be struggling with, God’s Word is able to bring total deliverance. God’s Word is the light that shines in darkness and the darkness cannot comprehend it.

And today we need to continually shine that light into our hearts. We are at a time when it is of utmost importance that we continually look inward to check our hearts. We cannot afford to be caught unprepared by the coming of Christ. We have had enough signs and enough warnings. We therefore need to do all we can to keep aligning ourselves to God’s will. The truth is that if you are not being transformed by the Word, then you are already conforming to the world. If you spend majority of your time on wordly and mundane things, and spend less time in God’s Word, then you are going to start thinking like the rest of the world. And don’t forget, as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.

No matter our spiritual level, we need to keep growing into the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Personal transformation is a continuous process which involves consistent upgrade of our mindset. Through taking heed to God’s Word our ways can be cleansed and our lives become pleasing to God.

Psalm 119:9-12 says “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes.”

Indeed through God’s Word, we can be continually sanctified and live holy and ready for the soon coming of Christ!

PRAYER: Lord, please enable me to constantly renew my mind through consistent study of Your Word. Please take away from me every distractions of these end-times and enable my life to always be pleasing to You in Jesus Name.

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God is preparing you for the season He prepared your breakthrough. – WORDBITE 222.