My oldest boy, JJ, has recently fallen in love with his transformer toy.  He recieved it as a gift a while ago, but it was honestly too complicated for me to figure out.  Well, last night a friend of ours “transformed” it for him from a car into a flying-robot-warrior-type-a-thing. Now JJ absolutely loves it. He flies it around like its Buzz Lightyear. He even folded the transformer’s hands into praying position during our family worship time. And then even slept with the transformer.

I am glad to see my son enjoying the gifts of life.

I got to thinking about transformers. And quickly the Scriptures flooded my mind. Us, followers of Jesus, are to be transformers ourselves. We are to be “transformed by the renewal of our minds.” (Rom. 12:1-2)

Transformed from darkness to light; from death to life; from mourning to dancing; from not a people to God’s people; from children of wrath to rich in mercy; from haters of God to loved by God; from enemies of the cross to followers of Jesus.

I pray for the day when JJ would not only be excited about a toy that transforms from a car into a robot, but for the day when JJ will love and worship and serve King Jesus because of the transforming work that God has done in His life.