Are you like the world?

Ro. 12:1,2

Rom 12:1  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Rom 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 bodies-

A living sacrifice.

Holy.

Acceptable unto God.

Our service.

We cannot present our bodies as living sacrifices, as holy, as acceptable to God and all the while be CONFORMED to this world.

We have to be TRANSFORMED.

We are transformed by the RENEWING of our MINDS.

That renewing allows us to PROVE - what IS THAT good, acceptable, and perfect WILL OF GOD.

If we are conformed to the world our mind will NOT be renewed.

What does is mean to be conformed to the world?

'1. to conform one's self (i.e. one's mind and character) to another's pattern, (fashion one's self according to)'

To be like the world.

Are you like the world?

Do you stand apart from the world?

Are you so conformed that none could tell you aren't a part of the world and its ways?

Seriously.

Have you conformed in spite of your label of Christianity? Do you claim Christ but live the world?

Christ will KNOW everyone who has conformed to the world and it won't matter one single bit if they cry to Him, 'Lord, Lord.' THEY AREN'T HIS and HE KNOWS!

Why do we INSIST upon leading lives contrary to Christ's teachings and then turn around and expect to be called His? Why?

Why do we do things over and over that we KNOW in our heart of hearts HE would NOT APPROVE of and yet we simply choose not to care, reasoning that HE WILL UNDERSTAND why we couldn't buck the system. We say that He has to understand why we had to CONFORM to the world.  We'll IGNORE everything that points out conformity in ourselves so we can continue to FOOL ourselves. We LOVE our blinders! We LOVE those very special individually crafted, one of a kind, made just for us, Satan produced blinders!

Don't kid yourself, you ARE that important to Satan. He'll craft your blinders himself if it means you'll end up as HIS and not GOD'S.

Those blinders will allow MILLIONS, and I do mean MILLIONS and MILLIONS of people to keep themselves from being truly CHRIST'S and all that means.

It is those blinders that will keep those millions and millions believing they are Christ's when they are NOT, and they WILL cry out to JESUS,  LORD, LORD!

Jesus teaches us this!!!! Not me!! JESUS!

Mat 5:2  And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying…

Mat 7:21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN!

Not the people blinded to their own condition, WILLINGLY blinded, SELF-INFLICTED blindness.

Those who DO the WILL OF GOD!

Rom_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.

Mar 3:35  For whosoever shall  DO THE WILL OF GOD, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

Eph 6:6  Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but AS THE SERVANTS OF CHRIST,  DOING THE WILL OF GOD FROM THE HEART

1Th 4:3  For THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication

1Th_5:18  In every thing give thanks: for THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS concerning you.

1Pe 2:15  For so IS THE WILL OF GOD, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men

1Pe 4:2  That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the WILL OF GOD.

1Jn_2:17  And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that DOETH THE WILL OF GOD abideth for ever.

There is NO lack of knowledge concerning the will of God if we would but open His word and prayerfully asked to be guided to His truth.  Go back through these verses and read the verses before and after, you'll get God's message and He is NOT going to encourage anything in your life which is contrary to HIM and HIS WILL.

You choose.

Satan has your blinders ready.  If you are wearing them even now, by the grace of God may they be cast aside so you can see the truth in God's Word.  If you are tempted to put blinders on may God reveal all His truth to you and may you through HIS righteousness, through HIS love, through HIS grace keep the blinders away from your eyes.

Choose truth!

Do NOT conform to the world.

Do NOT accept the world's righteousness.

Do the WILL of GOD!

May we ALL DO THE WILL OF GOD all through HIS power!

In His LOVE, His MERCY forever!

Please LORD save us, not IN our sins, but from them! Reveal the sinfulness of sin to us so that we, through the Holy Spirit may keep from sinning. Help us to NEVER accept sin in any form!  Forgive us as we seek forgiveness, as we repent!

LORD! LORD! We want only YOUR TRUTH! LORD! LORD! We want to be YOURS, knowing and known by YOU!  SAVE US!

Your will Lord, Your will.