Transforming Power
Psalm 119:130
“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”
Throughout my life I have heard of some miraculous stories of people who were transformed from a life of sin to a great tool whom God used. I recall as a child a man who grew up in the gangs of Chicago, but God changed him and turned him into an evangelist. You read in the Scriptures of many whose lives were literally transformed into a new image. Probably the greatest transformation happened in the life of the Apostle Paul. Before he was saved he was bent on killing Christians, but after salvation he was transformed into a man who was bent on keeping people out of Hell. There is nothing more stirring than to see lives transformed into something great.
I find in the verse above from whence the power of transformation comes. Too many people look to social programs for the power of transformation, but as well intentioned as these programs are they fail miserably. Many look to associations for those transforming powers, but again they find that no association can transform lives. The Scriptures are the only thing that can transform lives from the inside out. Most programs try to transform people from the outside in, but that is not where true transformation comes, it starts on the inside and works its way out.
Notice in the verse above it says, “The entrance of thy words giveth light;…” When God’s Word enters into an individual, those Words start transforming that person from the inside out. You may not immediately see the transformation, but it is working. It works like medicine that cures a disease from the inside out. You won’t see the immediate affects, but as the transformation continues, you will see a changed life. Only the entrance of God’s Word will make that transformation from the inside out.
In verse 133, you will notice that the transforming powers of God’s Word will guide the steps of an individual. The reason God’s Word can guide the steps is because His Word shines a light on the right pathway of life. When God’s Word enters into your heart, the right pathway of life begins to make sense. Before you heard God’s Word, the right pathway did not seem to make sense and wasn’t helpful, but His Word revealed the pathway on your life, and that made everything clear.
You will notice in verse 135, God’s Word transformed the countenance of the psalmist. When a person begins to see the right path, their countenance will become what it ought to be. Only God’s Word can do the transforming.
The final step of the transformation comes when a person’s perspective changes from themselves to others. In verse 136, the psalmist was burdened to tears because he saw people who didn’t obey the Word of God. He knew what God’s Word could do for their lives. When transformation is complete in the life of an individual, you will always notice that they will be concerned for others.
Christian, this whole transformation happens because God’s Word entered into the heart. Your life will never be transformed into the image of Christ until you allow God’s Word to influence you every day. I challenge you to allow the greatest power of transformation to be a daily part of your life, and that power is the Word of God. It will change your heart, attitude and outlook on life. Stop looking for some other way to transform lives and realize the true powers of transformation are in the pages of the Word of God. Whether it is your life or another’s that needs to be transformed, always remember that it starts with the entrance of God’s Word into one’s life.