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A Disciple of Jesus Is Constantly Transforming
Brian Mashburn
July 30, 2006
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A Disciple of Jesus Is Constantly Transforming
When Jesus called his first disciples, He said, "Come, follow me. I will make you fishers of men."
It was an invitation to transform but not just to transform one time and be done with it. It was an invitation to a life of constantly transforming. And as you read about their time with Jesus, and then follow up with them in Acts, and then read some of the letters they wrote in their lives, you see it everywhere.
It's why Paul said so overtly to the Romans, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." and why he explained what should be happening to the Corinthians and himself when he explained, "And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory."
Are you constantly transforming?
How are you more like Christ this week as opposed to last?
How are you more like Christ this year as opposed to last?
Can you make a list of all the things that have changed in your inner-most being, matured into greater Christ-likeness, since you first believed? I challenge you to do it and share it with your Lifegroup.
Christ's aim is to add to your knowledge, but not to add to your knowledge. He aims at changing your daily practices radically. And He goes straight for the heart to do it.
Aren't you worried that maybe we are inviting people in our world to something that doesn't require them to transform their lives in any inconvenient or uncomfortable way? I am.
Just get in your heart. Are you currently undergoing renovation of some part of your character? Does your heart jump at the next discovery of truth that you get to conform your life to, no matter how painful it may be?
If not, you are not enjoying the disciple's life of constant transformation. Come, follow Him. He will make you a fisher of men.