Spirit of our mind

Let's recap the notations made from yesterday's Biblical verses--

Love God - with all our MIND. Loving God - with all our MIND- the first commandment. Readiness of MIND- searched the scriptures daily.  Humility of MIND. With our MIND - serve the law of God. We cannot have a carnal MIND- a MIND focused on the flesh nature. The same MIND towards each other. MIND not high things. Be not wise in our own conceits. Be one MIND - glorify God. We have the MIND of Christ! A willing MIND. Be of one MIND. We must not walk in the vanity of our MIND. Put off the old corrupt man filled with deceitful lusts- be renewed in the spirit of our MINDS! One MIND striving together for the faith of the gospel. The same love- one accord- one MIND. We must not MIND earthly things. We are alienated and enemies in our MINDS by wicked works. A sound MIND from God. God's laws in our MINDS! We must gird up our MINDS- be sober, hope to the end. One MIND- compassionate-love-pitying-courteous. Same MIND as Christ.

(Mar_12:30, Act_17:11, Act_20:19, Rom_7:25, Rom_8:7, Rom_12:16, Rom_15:6, 1Co_2:16, 2Co 8:12, 2Co_13:11, Eph_4:17,  Eph 4:22,23, Php_1:27, Php_2:2, Php_3:19, Col_1:21, 2Ti_1:7, Heb_8:10 , 1Pe_1:13, 1Pe_3:8, 1Pe_4:1)

We cannot expect to be transformed if we do not really desire transformation. And if we don't really desire transformation and yet we are still plagued by the desire to be wholly God's, we need to pray for that desire to be realized in us. We have to be ACTIVE spiritually in our own lives. If we leave off all things spiritual you can be assured that Christ will not know you.

How many people have you met over the years of your life that if you saw them again today you would never know you even met them?  How many neighbors in your neighborhood are strangers to you? You could see someone all the time and never know them. There is going to be a majority in the Christian realm of people who are not known by Christ.  They could be among those who perhaps accepted Christ at some point in their lives and then went on to forget Him. They could be among those who go to church every week, have Bible study every day, and yet what they are doing is putting on the outward trappings of Christianity without any real relationship with Christ. They could treat their relationship with Christ as a part of life that is necessary, but not heartfelt. They could wear the cloak of Christ, but it's a superficial garment they take off as needed and set aside.  There are many degrees of Christianity and I cannot ever judge another's walk with Christ! Not ever! I know my own heart is wicked and all too often I belong on my knees begging for forgiveness more than I belong doing anything else. I'm a wretched human being for sure. However, like Paul, I am going to serve Christ with my MIND! My MIND!

Rom 7:25  I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

THE MIND! Our minds! Do you catch the significance of comprehending how important it is to be transformed BY the RENEWING of our minds?

Can we be transformed? The answer to that has to be YES, a resounding YES. Because if we could not be transformed, why would our God want us to be transformed by the renewing of our mind?

If our minds remain not renewed then we cannot serve the law of God with our minds.  The spirit of our mind needs renewing.

Eph 4:23  And be renewed in the spirit of your mind

A conscious thought, a controlled thought, a determination, a decision, we can CHOOSE, we must choose to serve God, and no other not even self, especially not self. 

The same mind as Christ.

More on this tomorrow by the grace of our beloved Savior, Jesus Christ, our Lord now and forever!

Amen.