Contemplative Bible Reading

Romans 1:21, 12:2 (New Living Translation)

As a result, their minds became dark and confused…Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.

There are a lot of words between these two statements in Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. Sometimes, it helps my little mind to understand better by removing all the in-between words for a moment.

In the world, our minds become dark and confused. God frees us from copying the filth of the world and transforms us, changing the way we think.

Pretty simple, huh? Pretty remarkable, almost unbelievable, huh?

That is how God works. God often takes the simple but impossible path. Thank you God. Please, help me in my unbelief.