Once again I remind us that we are works in progress and as such we need to know that it is God who is at work in our lives.  It is He who is transforming each of us according to His individualized plan.  His goal is the same for each, “…to be conformed to the image of His Son…”  how He works it out in each life is unique.  It is all by, in and through grace; His unmerited favor.  It is all His doing.  How awesome!

Scripture tells us:
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed     us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
 just as He CHOSE us in Him BEFORE the FOUNDATION of the world,
 that we should be holy and blameless before Him.  In love
 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself,
 according to the kind intentions of His will,
 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed (lavished)
 on us in the Beloved.”  Ephesians 1:3-6  (Capitalized words my emphasis)

“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those
 who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
 For who He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image
 of His Son, that He might be the first born among many brethren.
 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, 
 these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.”
 Romans 8:28-30

“For we are God’s own handiwork His workmanship, recreated in Christ
 Jesus, born anew that we may do those good works which God predestined
 planned beforehand for taking paths which He prepared ahead of time,
 that we should walk in them…”  
 Ephesians 2:10 The Amplified Bible

In 2 Peter 1:2-4:
“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of  
 Jesus our Lord:
 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to
 life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by 
 His own glory and excellence.
 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises 
 in order that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, 
 having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.”

In obedience then Romans 12:1-2 tells us:
“I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your
 bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your
 spiritual service of worship.
 And do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the
 renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is,
 that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

And in 1 Peter 1:14-16,
“As obedient children do not be conformed to the former lusts which
 were yours in your ignorance,
 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your
 behavior; because it is written, ‘You shall be holy for I Am holy.”

1 Corinthians 6:17 and 19-20 reminds us:
“But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”
“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who
 is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
 For we were bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body and in
 your spirit, which are God’s.” 

I’m sure you are familiar with these passages, my hope is that we will see them even more clearly in the light of God’s glorious grace and mercy.  May our mighty God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit be glorified in and through His life that He has so graciously given to us.  All honor and glory are His.  Amen