We still think of through. The spear went through the side of Jesus. (John 19:34) Through is not part way; it must be complete. The knife goes through the turkey on the big platter or it will not be cut up and put on our small dinner plates. If it is not cut up, it is not shared. Disappointment to see the wonderful turkey, but not get to enjoy it. The purpose is wasted.
Form is easy to understand. My mother used to sew when I was a small child. She would buy the envelope of papers. She would pin the papers to the cloth. The cloth would be cut and must be perfect to follow the pattern or form. The pattern is the form used to cut fabric right way to make clothes. The scissors must cut away the parts of the cloth that are not needed. When Mother finished cutting the cloth, she would take out the pins and the paper would be folded away to use later. I could see the cloths. I could imagine what the dress would look like when it was finished.
God has a pattern for your life. His plan is beautiful. He wants to cut away the parts that are not needed. These parts hurt your life. He sees the future. He knows what your life can become. Jesus lay down his life on the cross for us. He died for our sins. He asks us to live for Him. If we want to honor Him, we must let him pin us to the form that He planned for us. He wants us to be willing to let Him cut away the parts that are not needed.
When Mother sewed the cloth together, she used the the cloth that followed the form, the pattern. She never added the cut away parts. That would have ruined the dress. She only used the parts of cloth that followed the form, the pattern. The result was always beautiful.
God wants to take the parts of your life that follow His pattern and join them together. The result will always be beautiful.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 (English Standard Version).
Form is easy to understand. My mother used to sew when I was a small child. She would buy the envelope of papers. She would pin the papers to the cloth. The cloth would be cut and must be perfect to follow the pattern or form. The pattern is the form used to cut fabric right way to make clothes. The scissors must cut away the parts of the cloth that are not needed. When Mother finished cutting the cloth, she would take out the pins and the paper would be folded away to use later. I could see the cloths. I could imagine what the dress would look like when it was finished.
God has a pattern for your life. His plan is beautiful. He wants to cut away the parts that are not needed. These parts hurt your life. He sees the future. He knows what your life can become. Jesus lay down his life on the cross for us. He died for our sins. He asks us to live for Him. If we want to honor Him, we must let him pin us to the form that He planned for us. He wants us to be willing to let Him cut away the parts that are not needed.
When Mother sewed the cloth together, she used the the cloth that followed the form, the pattern. She never added the cut away parts. That would have ruined the dress. She only used the parts of cloth that followed the form, the pattern. The result was always beautiful.
God wants to take the parts of your life that follow His pattern and join them together. The result will always be beautiful.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 (English Standard Version).
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