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                                                     December  2, 2008

VERSE:
   Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but 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
   

THOUGHT:
   Sooner or later we all have to make a decision: Will I be a
nonconformist? Will I refuse to be squeezed into the mold of the
world? (J.B. Phillips terminology.) Will I be part of a Christian
counter-culture? (John R.W. Stott terminology.) Will I be God's own
person, an alien and an exile in the world, put here to have a
redemptive influence? (The apostle Peter's terminology.) Jesus
simply calls us his disciples. Bottom line: until we are really
ready to cross the line and live totally for the Lord, we're not
going to be able to fully recognize God's will for us. There are no
arm-chair quarterback Christians. There are no sideline disciples.
There are no back-seat driver Christians. We either chose the
Lordship of Jesus, or else we reject it. So what's your decision?

PRAYER:
   Holy God, I believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior. I
believe that he came to earth as a human, lived an exemplary life
of grace and power, and died for my sins so I could live for you,
and with you, forever. Please forgive me, O God, for the times that
I have hedged on my commitment to you and flirted with the
darkness. I want to live for you with passion, joy, and
fulfillment. I want to be transformed to be like Christ. In his
name, Jesus the Lord, I pray. Amen.

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