A fellow minister of mine, Doug Fortune brought up the subject of the transformation of caterpillars to Butterflies. I had never heard of Imaginal cells. If anyone knows me, I will do my due diligence to discover what this is all about. When a caterpillar goes into its chrysalis (cocoon) for its transformation the amazing change doesn’t just conform the caterpillar’s body to that of a butterfly. The immune system of the caterpillar begins by attacking what is termed as imaginal cells that awaken to start the change. The imaginal cells join together to resist the immune response and overcome the caterpillar’s body. The body is turned to a jell and consumed by the imaginal cells turning the caterpillar into a whole new creature. This is the simple explanation. The Bible tells us we are transformed. Not conformed.

“When we with unveiled face are beholding and reflecting the glory of the Lord, He infuses us with the elements of what He is and what He has done. Thus we are being transformed metabolically to have His life shape by His life power with His life essence; that is, we are being transfigured, mainly by the renewing of our mind (Rom. 12:2), into His image. Being transformed indicates that we are in the process of transformation.” Attributed to Bibles for America blog