Transformed

Tom Bob is a street artist who transforms ordinary or even unsightly public spaces into whimsical and delightful canvases.

A pipe becomes a scuba gear.  A parking block becomes a hot chip.

Wherever he goes, he sees potential beauty, creativity, and fun.

Imagine if we could see with such perspective – to see the potential in everyone around us, to see the opportunity in every circumstance, no matter how dreary it seems.

And while we might not be artists, we serve a God who is the master craftsman:

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10 NIV).

God can transform us – over and over again, the Bible promises:

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17). 

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will” (Romans 12:2). 

“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18).

When we adopt the mind of Christ and learn to see with His eyes, we too will be able to recognise the image of God in others.  We will be able to step into chaotic circumstances and inspire joy and peace. 

by: Jinha Kim

"But those who drink the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:14