Seed for Oct 6

*"Be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind". This world is constantly trying to conform us (make us more worldly). It is pulling much like gravity toward the will of man and nature. But there is inside us (having been born again) a new nature. It is the very nature of God all rolled up in a tiny Seed. That Seed was planted in our heart (mind) with the very hope of growing and producing the Fruit of God. That is the difference shown here in that verse, "being conformed compared to being transformed". Each is being changed into something, one more like the world, and one more in the image of God.

The Lord said in His word, behold I set before you life and death, choose life, for why will you die O House of Israel? The way of the world leads to death, but the power of God in us yields the fruit of life. Who would not choose life, when put in those terms? Let your mind be transformed into the mind of Christ by the power of God. Paul said, "Let this same mind be in you that was in Christ, who thought it not robbery to be equal to God, but made no reputation of himself, but humbled himself to be obedient even to the cross." We are being change from glory to glory, we are decreasing and He is increasing in us. We are being transformed into sons of God! Powerful!