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Daily Devotion: Romans 12:2

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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."

"... be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind..."  Why is it so important to renew our minds? How often should we be renewed? What effect does renewing have upon us?

"Be not conformed to this world." Water takes on the form of the container? The philosophy of the world tries to cause us to conform (take on the form) to its teaching. The problem with that lies in the fact that we live in a world of spiritual darkness. Darkness restricts us in our movement. Your eyes cannot see as well when you walk into a dimly lit restaurant. It's difficult to read the menu. But after sitting in that darkness, our eyes adjust and the menu becomes readable.  The world wants us to adjust to its darkness, and the longer we stay there, the more our minds adjust to that darkness and the more we accept it's philosophy as being correct.

How do we escape being transformed  by the darkness of the world? How can we keep our minds renewed? For me, there is only one way: we must stay connected to light.  Jesus said of Himself, " I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." (John 8:12) We read in Psalms 119:105, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."  We renew our minds by walking with Jesus and we walk with Jesus by staying in the Word of God. 

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