Monday, February 23 – “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2) “Renewing of your mind” is a fancy way of saying, allow God to transform your want to. Which is a choice you make, of your own free will. Do you want to be a person who is transformed by the renewing of your mind? Your answer will determine the possibility or the impossibility of it actually happening.
Tuesday, February 24 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5) This is a choice that you’re invited to make. Do you have to “trust in the Lord with all your heart”? No. But, you have to trust in someone or something. Even if that trust rests solely in yourself. So, what say you? Will you trust in the Lord or will you trust in a government or in money or in power or in the good will of others or even in yourself?
Wednesday, February 25 – “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4) Delight means a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment. To delight in the Lord is a desire of your heart. You delight in the Lord, because you want to. So, basically, if you delight in the Lord, God will give you the desires of your heart. Which is to delight in the Lord that much more. Wash, rinse and repeat.
Thursday, February 26 – “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) You’ve been created in the image of God. This means that you get to participate in the course of your life. You’ve been given the freedom of will to make decisions, to plan your course. The question for you today is this: God’s course is going to happen, regardless of your participation. So, why wouldn’t you want to participate?
Friday, February 27 – “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31) You have a choice to make. Who will you glorify in your daily decisions and actions? Will you glorify God? Or will you glorify yourself or someone else or something else? Making the choice to glorify God will help you to stay in God’s will. For if you glorify God, for something outside of God’s will, you’ll immediately feel that that’s not a good look for you.
Saturday, February 28 – “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” (Romans 8:29) “Predestined” means to determine a destination beforehand. The destination is to be “conformed to the image of” Jesus. And seeing that God “foreknew” every single human being who has ever been or will ever be, all of us are predestined to be conformed to the image of Jesus. So, the question for you is this: Do you want to be conformed to the image of Jesus?
Tuesday, February 24 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5) This is a choice that you’re invited to make. Do you have to “trust in the Lord with all your heart”? No. But, you have to trust in someone or something. Even if that trust rests solely in yourself. So, what say you? Will you trust in the Lord or will you trust in a government or in money or in power or in the good will of others or even in yourself?
Wednesday, February 25 – “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4) Delight means a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment. To delight in the Lord is a desire of your heart. You delight in the Lord, because you want to. So, basically, if you delight in the Lord, God will give you the desires of your heart. Which is to delight in the Lord that much more. Wash, rinse and repeat.
Thursday, February 26 – “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) You’ve been created in the image of God. This means that you get to participate in the course of your life. You’ve been given the freedom of will to make decisions, to plan your course. The question for you today is this: God’s course is going to happen, regardless of your participation. So, why wouldn’t you want to participate?
Friday, February 27 – “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31) You have a choice to make. Who will you glorify in your daily decisions and actions? Will you glorify God? Or will you glorify yourself or someone else or something else? Making the choice to glorify God will help you to stay in God’s will. For if you glorify God, for something outside of God’s will, you’ll immediately feel that that’s not a good look for you.
Saturday, February 28 – “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” (Romans 8:29) “Predestined” means to determine a destination beforehand. The destination is to be “conformed to the image of” Jesus. And seeing that God “foreknew” every single human being who has ever been or will ever be, all of us are predestined to be conformed to the image of Jesus. So, the question for you is this: Do you want to be conformed to the image of Jesus?
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