Waverly Church of Christ

I thoroughly enjoy seeing someone take an old automobile, an antique tractor, a house, a piece of furniture or whatever else it may be and restore it to the pristine condition it was in when new. I am amazed at those who are able to change their diet and persevere with a safe and healthy exercise program until they are able to lose the weight they desire. I imagine many of us have seen some of the shows on TV in which someone completely transforms a house to become something totally different from what it once was. The problem with restorations is that whatever is restored will never be better that it was. Diet and exercise plans, too, have their limits. The homes that are renovated will one day cease to exist. However, there is a transformed life to which we are called by our Lord that has eternal benefits.

Not only will it transform us in the here and now, it prepares us for what Paul called “an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison” (2 Corinthians 4:17). Today, I want us to look at this transformed life which Paul speaks of here in Romans 12, and consider three things: What is it that motivates us to live transformed lives? What is the nature of such a life? How do we know we are living transformed lives?