Be Transformed

How can we avoid being conformed to this world?

How can we be transformed?

How can we renew our minds?

These questions rolled around my mind after posting

the last verse in the last blog:

'Do not be 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. (Romans 12:1,2)

David says in Psalm one:

'Blessed is the man...whose delight is in the law of 

the Lord: and in his law does meditate day and night.'

Meditation is big in the church today, but the package

comes with an empty mind waiting for someone to fill 

it. That 'someone' is not necessarily our God. No 

David is very specific on what to meditate on and how 

often. Biblical Meditation comes, first of all, with a

delight in God's Word. It is a pleasurable thing to do,

not an ought! It is letting a small portion of scripture--

a verse, a line, fill your thoughts throughout the day.

I read the Bible in basically two ways. I read it in 

large junks, but if something grabs me, I go back to

it and ponder. I have done chapters and even books

one or two verses at a time. For me it is important to

get my thoughts down on paper, read it over, add to it,

 then take the things I'm learning and bring it to mind 

during the day.

Reader, there are huge benefits to taking the time to

wallow in a verse of scripture. That is where I'm

going tomorrow...