Today's Bible reading is the 12th chapter of the Book of Romans. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NASB&search=Romans%2012

The second verse of Romans chapter 12 is instrumental as one goes on to consider the many admonitions that follow it. In this second verse Paul wrote, "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." From the day of our salvation onward we are involved in a transformation process  that involves the renewing of our minds. This is God's work of sanctification that cannot be accomplished in the flesh and is ever dependent upon His Spirit, His word and His ways. The admonition is against conformity to the world's ways and for our transformation through the renewing of our minds. Conformity happens all too often in the lives of believers.The world's ways are the natural inclination of the flesh. If we wish to heed the call against conformity we must heed the call to transformation through the renewing of our minds. We must avail ourselves to that which God has provided for the believer in Christ for victory in this area. His Spirit, His word, His gift of prayer and the gifts He has given members of the body of Christ for the edification of His church. I believe today's passage, and the whole of God's word, teaches us that failure to be involved in that which He declares as transforming, the renewing of our minds, we will find ourselves being conformed to this world. May we be diligent and sober minded about this important matter of transformation and may our minds be renewed so that we "may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."