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
So far, Romans has had a lot of theological truths and now comes the instruction on applying them to our lives. In chapters 12 - 15, Paul provides guidance of how the Christian is to live by applying these truths. In chapter 12, these three topics are covered:
These are high callings and we need God's grace to achieve them, but they bring the peace of God to us when we do. AW Tozer says the following:
To will the will of God is to do more than give unprotesting consent to it; it is rather to choose God’s will with positive determination. As the work of God advances, the Christian finds himself free to choose whatever he will, and he gladly chooses the will of God as his highest conceivable good. Such a man has found life’s highest goal. He has been placed beyond the little disappointments that plague the rest of men. Whatever happens to him is the will of God for him and that is just what he most ardently desires. But it is only fair to state that this condition is one not reached by many of the busy Christians of our busy times. Until it is reached, however, the Christian’s peace cannot be complete. There must be still a certain inward controversy, a sense of spiritual disquiet which poisons our joy and greatly reduces our power.
Join me in reading Romans 12 and be encouraged!
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