Side Dish of Green Beans

2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new."

God's Word is to transform us, not just make us feel good. Transformation means changing the way I "walk." It also means changing who I love and changing the way I see things. Yesterday the pastor gave an excellent example on this very subject. He said too many of us have a "green bean" relationship.

How often do we add just a side dish of green beans to our plate when the rest of the servings are not healthy at all? Like all dessert, but a serving of green beans. At least, I'm getting my vitamins! And that is how we read God's Word, as a serving of green beans. Just enough to appease us, but not to transform us into His image.

But God's Word is to transform us. God's Word isn't a novel, or a mere history book, or it is that too but that history is to transform us into His image. People identify who we really are by our actions and words. If we are in Christ, we are a new creation. If we are only reading about Him, then transformation is probably lacking.

Let's put away the green beans and really get into the Word and allow it to transform us into the very image of Jesus.

Pray for Patrick this week. He has a VBS team there this week. Pray for the children as they are ministered to.

God bless you