Set Apart By God
My father wrote this neat article a while back that I thought I would share with all of you dear sister’s in Christ, encouraging fathers and daughters!
I hope you enjoy it!
Love in Christ,
Miss Antoinette
Set Apart by God
As I contemplated about what to write I realized that as men we do not really spend much time on this subject. But as men and fathers we should be more aquatinted with this area of family life. As fathers we are to raise sons to be godly husbands and if we have daughters to raise them to be the helper (Gen 2:18) God has created them to be. To do this we need to lean on the word of God and not the wisdom of man. There is plenty of information out there that is simply a repackaging of cultural ideals with Christian labels but we need to be seeking to raise sons and daughters that align with God’s all sufficient word.
My encouragement to daughters is to seek to be women that are not conforming to the standards of the world but to the eternal standards of the word of God. It is not enough to simply avoid the ways of the world but you must seek to follow the ways of God. This standard will often be labeled by the world with any number of derogatory terms but that should not dissuade you from seeking to be the woman God has called you to be.
In Romans 12:1-2 we are told that our lives are to be set apart for God and as daughters of God that set apart life is worship to God. This passage also lets us see that we are not to seek the worlds standards but are to be transformed by God’s renewing of our minds. What is so important is to see is that this is not a one-time transformation but one that is continual as we live our lives for God. I would also encourage you to see that conforming to Gods word is not a momentary endeavor so as daughters you should be seeking to continually be conforming to God’s word and see it as worship of our almighty God.
What is also amazing about this passage is that we are told that this is not only a command of God but one that comes with a promise. Verse 2 ends by letting us see that this is not simply a standard we may or may not be able to reach but is one we can succeed at. Seeking to be a godly woman that glorifies God is not some lofty standard for a “super spiritual few” but a standard that God has empowered for all of His children. So as a daughter of God you are not asked to do that which God has not also enabled you to be as one of His children.
I pray this is encouraging as often there is much information about what you are to be but Romans 12:1-2 lets us see that you can be all God has called you to be by His power. The call to be a godly woman is not some unreachable goal but by diligent time in His all-sufficient word will show you the path and by the power of God that path can be followed. What greater joy than to live the life God has called you to live for His glory and His purposes.
Grace and Peace,
Tony Konvalin
Filed under: Random on February 26th, 2010
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