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Be Transformed

THE GREATEST TREASURE

What does it mean to be transformed?

We’ve all scrolled through the before and after photos on social media – which leave us feeling a mix of admiration, jealousy, and shame. Is that really what transformation is all about?

I hope you know by now that we are talking about a totally different kind of transformation! The transformation we long for is a HOLY transformation bought by the blood of Christ and achieved by the strength and sufficiency of God alone. It is a transformation born of submission to Jesus and His ways.

By seeking to be obedient to Christ rather than a meal plan, your before and after may look more like a life that echoes your Savior, Jesus, rather than a life seeking man's approval. Now, that is a transformation worth giving up everything for!

One of my favorite parables is the one Jesus told about the man who finds a treasure hidden in a field. He is so excited that he hides it again and then goes and sells everything he has to buy that plot of land. Unfortunately, I think God gives the treasure of salvation – a free and forgiven life – to many Christians who bury their treasure but never buy the field.

The whole point of buying the field is for us to take ownership of the land that comes with the treasure. If we just stick the treasure in our pockets like a rabbit’s foot, we covertly stroke three times for luck, and we will miss out on being the people we could have become. We will shortchange everyone who could have benefited from us buying the field and going all in with our faith.

Many believers may go to church, tithe, hang Scripture plaques in their homes, and enjoy a Bible study or memorize a key verse now and then. But inwardly, they haven’t given up everything to gain the treasure that is theirs in Christ. They are stuck in what I call a “salvation slump” –they know about God’s love and power but continually try living from their own power and ability.

Why be a renter of God’s goodness when you can be an owner of His amazing grace? Why stop short when you are asked to go all the way? Buy the field!

You will know when you have encountered the living and loving God (and bought the field) when your ordinary life is wrecked, and you have a craving for the extraordinary things that are hidden in the heart of God for you to uncover.

God wants to restore you. He wants to take you from the junkyard of an unrenewed life and, by His love, restore you back to your original, unique, eye-catching, and commanding design. He continually transforms the inner workings of our hearts, minds, and souls by the power of His amazing grace.

Isn’t that good news?

Reflect:

Would you consider yourself a renter or owner of the field? If you feel stuck in a “salvation slump,” pray for the Holy Spirit to ignite a passion in you to live more fully for God.