Eph 2:2
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according
to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the
children of disobedience:
Eph 2:3 Among
whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh,
fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the
children of wrath, even as others.
Col 1:21 And
you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet
now hath he reconciled
Heb 8:10 For
this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those
days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in
their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people
1Pe 1:13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the
grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ
Mat 22:37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
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If we walk according
to the world - according to how the
MAJORITY of the world walks, if we LIVE like the world - fitting in just
perfectly, we are not living for God.
Our living as the world lives has to be a part of our past, not our
present, not our future. We can't be afraid to live for Christ when all around
us want us to just fit into the mold of currently acceptable behavior. Why are we so afraid of not fitting in, of
being rejected for Christ? Why don't we
stop walking as we did in our past?
Fulfilling the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of our mind
and flesh these are NOT supposed to be a part of our mindset in Christ.
Did Christ seek to
fulfil fleshy desires? No, they didn't play any part in His ministry. His mind
was HEAVEN focused, seeking to bring the knowledge of salvation through HIM to
all. Jesus wants our minds to place our TREASURES in heaven, not in this world! We truly can't fulfil the lusts of our flesh
and be heaven focused, it's not possible. As soon as we turn our eyes and our
minds to the lusts the flesh we pull them off Christ, they can't be divided in
truth. We can't serve TWO masters. There
is no sharing of our focus, our heart, our love, not when we read that we must
love God with ALL our mind, ALL our heart, with ALL our soul, with ALL our
strength…
Mar_12:30 And
thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
More on this
tomorrow by the GRACE and WILL, the LOVE of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!
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