²⁹ For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. (Romans 8:29, New King James Version)

I’m working through a wonderful book and my memory verse to reflect and to memorized is Romans 8:29. I found myself just contemplating, what does this mean.

Really.

Searching MHC (Matthew Henry Commentary), I read the following breakdown:

1. Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. All that God designed for glory and happiness as the end, he decreed to grace and holiness as the way.

The whole human race deserved destruction; but for reasons not perfectly known to us, God determined to recover some by regeneration and the power of his grace. He predestinated, or before decreed, that they should be conformed to the image of his Son. In this life they are in part renewed, and walk in his steps.

 The gift of Salvation that our Father is amazing and life changing,, all those who has taken that leap of faith and called Him, Father and accepted Him as their Lord and Saviour could attest to His power. I can, you can, we all who take up our cross, and follow Him can attest to that.

The believer’s journey is not easy and its because of this that we are called for fellowship, for humility, for servitude and to seek His word for maturity so that we may know what our Father calls for each of us, and of us and like needed nourishment, grow in His steps as He desires all of us to be.

2. Whom he did predestinate, them he also called. It is an effectual call, from self and earth to God, and Christ, and heaven, as our end; from sin and vanity to grace and holiness, as our way. This is the gospel call. The love of God, ruling in the hearts of those who once were enemies to him, proves that they have been called according to his purpose.

Wow…that was just a pretty powerful wow. There are many out there whose testimonies aren’t white picket fences but could attest how among even the most broken among us, lives can and have been changed by placing their trust in and through our Heavenly Father. For those, the walk isn’t an easy walk, but the reward in the end, is just as sweet as the believer who was blessed with an easy walk.

As I contemplated on the verse, I couldn’t help but wonder, to think, we are no longer who we used to be, before knowing Christ. Think of the butterfly.

They are no longer the caterpiller that they were before, indistinguishable among many other caterpillers; They are now a unique butterfly, one among other unique butterflies, and so the same as each and everyone of us. We are no longer who we were before, but we are know, sisters and brothers in our Heavenly Fathers family.

Our old life is not who we are now or who our Father is shaping us to be tomorrow.

We are changed. We are called to be change in His image, not yours,not mine and not that of the world.

2 Timothy 2:19 (New King James Version)

19 Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ^[a] depart from iniquity.”

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