“Now the mind of the flesh which
is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit is death, death that
comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter. But
the mind of the Holy Spirit is life and peace” – Romans 8:6 (AMP)
LIGHT FOR THE NOW: It is your mind that controls you.
Believers in Christ Jesus have a responsibility
to renew their minds daily. No man has ever overcome the power of sin and death
without a mind filled by the Spirit. From our text for today, we understand
that there is a mind of the flesh or the carnal mind. The carnal mind is the
mind of sense and reason without the Holy Spirit which is death. It is a mind
without God and not controlled by the Spirit of God. The thoughts that proceed
from this kind of mind are evil and lead to evil actions. It makes men to
conform to the standards of this world, fashioned and adapted to its external,
superficial customs.
Just as there is a carnal mind or the mind of
the flesh, there is also the mind of the Spirit or the Spirit filled mind. This
is a mind that is not fashioned after the external and superficial practices of
this world. It is a mind that is at peace with God here on earth and in
eternity. This is a mind that has been renewed. A man with a spirit-filled mind
acts like Christ. He is Christ-minded. This goes to prove that it is your mind
that controls you. The Bible admonishes that we should guard our hearts
diligently for out of it proceed the issues of life. A believer in Christ
therefore has the responsibility of renewing his mind by getting his mind
filled with the desires of the Spirit.
INSTRUCTION: Have a Spirit-filled mind.
PRAYER: Lord, as I study and meditate on your word,
let my mind be constantly renewed, in Jesus Name. Amen.
QUOTE: A Spirit-filled mind is a regenerated mind.
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