Romans 12:2

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. Our verse has two great verbs in it. Do you remember from English class what a verb is? A verb is a word that shows action or helps to make a statement. The first action word tells us what not to do. We should not be conformed to this world. Conformed is what we do with a ball of Play Dough. We smush it up and shape it any way that we want to. And that is exactly what the world is wanting to do with us. They want to drag us down to their sinful level. But we belong to the perfect God in heaven! We have to behave as His dear children. Then the second verb says that we should be transformed. Do you know those transformer cars. They change from a car into a soldier or an airplane or something else. Actually the word transform in the original language of Greek means metamorphosis. That is the same verb that is used when an ugly caterpillar changes in a cocoon into a beautiful butterfly. That is what God is wanting to do with us! He wants to change us – to transform us – from an ugly sinner into a saint of His own! God wants to metamorphosis us! By changing our minds, God can transform us into something totally different; something that will be a blessing to God and to everyone else!