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CONFORM NOT

Romans 12: 1-2, James 4:4-6

The sound and clear warning by Paul the Apostle, in Romans 12:2 states, ÒAnd do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of GodÓ. Conformity is defined as an action or behavior in correspondence with current customs, rules, or styles. The warning is not to be conformed to this world, but unfortunately the warning is clearly falling onto deaf ears. Conformity to this world is thriving even among the believers of the Word. What is it about this world? The ruler of this world is the wicked one; the liar and the destroyer, the devil himself. He engineered the falling of man when he led Adam and Eve into the disobedient that kicked them out of where God had placed them: the Garden of Eden. The same skill that the enemy used in transforming Adam and Eve is still very much in operation today and that is more the reason why we have to yield our mind to constant renewal by the Word of God. The Word that you received yesterday is to meet the challenges of yesterday and it might not apply to the challenges of today. As a result, consistent and constant renewal is a daily activity. Believers of the Word are called not to be conformed to this world and the refusal not to conform to this world is rooted in the mind. The mind is to be constantly renewed or the world will remove the mind from where the Lord wants it to be. The mind is the battle ground where the enemy wants to take over. It is a serious warning that will carry any believer who takes to the warning through in the journey of life. Will you get your mind busy in the area of constant and consistent renewal? Do this because Òfor all that is in the worldÑthe lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of lifeÑis not of the Father but is of the world (1 John < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>2:16)Ó It is a sound and clear warning: do not be conformed to this world.