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Friday, January
25, 2008
It’s a God Thing
Romans 8:5-7 For they that are after the
flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit
the things of the Spirit. (6) For to be carnally minded is death; but to be
spiritually minded is life and peace. (7) Because the carnal mind is enmity
against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can
be. (KJV)
Listen to a person talk and it only takes
a few minutes or less to hear what realm they are operating in and what
their priorities in life truly are. We have been talking all this week about
the things of God which are spiritual and the things of man which only deal
with the physical realm. Once you are born anew into the realm of the
Spirit it takes a daily dose of prayer and the word of God to keep your
mind renewed on the things of God or else one will fall back into the
things of this fallen realm looking for peace and fulfillment in things the
Lord has asked you to let go of. The mind is the battle ground for the
believer because that is where they will either hold God to be true and man
the liar, or they will fall into the category of where man tells God He is
the liar because of simple unbelief in His word.
Romans 8:8-10 So then they that are in
the flesh cannot please God. (9) But ye are not in the flesh, but in the
Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have
not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. (10) And if Christ be in you,
the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of
righteousness. (KJV)
So what do you think? What is your mind
being filled with today? If your priority is in this realm and pleasing
those of this fallen one, then it will not be pleasing to God. If you don’t
have the Spirit of Christ and a working knowledge of the spiritual realm of
the Son of God, then you are none of His. Are you listening to the good
news of the gospel of Christ or are you spending all your time caught up in
the news of the world which is old news and leads to a dead end to those
stuck in it? With an election year upon us and so many promises of liberty
and freedom, in the end no matter what man tries to accomplish in the flesh
as long as there is still man’s fallen lower nature ruling these people,
things will continue to spiral downward until the Lord returns and sets
things in His order.
1 Corinthians 2:14-16 But the natural man
receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness
unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
(15) But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged
of no man. (16) For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may
instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. (KJV)
The mind is a terrible thing to waste;
and what a waste it will be to those that find out what they had access to
and how they neglected the gift of God, and ended up settling for some
cheap imitation of the devil. Christ in you is the only hope of glory. So
the more you step out and operate in His realm, the more you will think the
things that He does and truly be an imitator of Him and not man. Christ is
the Son of the living God and so are you if you continue in the faith
grounded and settled in the things of the Spirit, not letting your outward
senses rule and dictate your outcome, but rather allow His word to
accomplish the things that are pleasing in God’s sight. So how do you see
things today, at this moment? Are you looking at life and expecting the
best, confident your outcome is victorious and complete knowing you have
done all to stand in the things of God, or are you still coming up short
and frustrated because you are still leaning to your own understanding and
limiting God?
Philippians 4:7-8 And the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if
there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
(KJV)
Do you desire to keep this peace of God
working in your life? Then what are you meditating on today? Do you see
victory and confidence in your walk the way Christ Jesus was able to walk,
or are you thinking the worst and just hoping someday it might happen, or
some people have all the luck? By the way that word luck should not be a
part of a Christian’s vocabulary, which sad to say still is. The word luck
means chance and leaves one on iffy ground rather than operating in the
blessings of God which are a sure thing. So if you are waiting for a lucky
break to come along in your life, the only break you will end up with is
between you and your heavenly Father; trying to serve a spiritual God on
fleshly terms and conditions which are not His turf. Keep your mind out of
the gutter and keep it in the heavenly realm (verse 8) if you wish to get
the desired results you have prayed for.
1 Peter 4:1-2 Forasmuch then as Christ
hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind:
for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; (2) That he no
longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men,
but to the will of God. (KJV)
When an army goes into a battle zone they
make sure ahead of time they are prepared and armed for the situation so
that they can protect themselves. With the access to the things of God
which He has provided us, why would you enter your day not taking the time
to arm yourself also? The devil and his workers are still launching fiery
darts so that they can inflame our lower nature and try and get our old
lusts burning again. Like with wildfires, the fire department will stay
around and keep dousing the hot spots so that they don’t flare up again and
cause more death and destruction. The same holds true in the spiritual
realm, our shield of faith which is kept up and running by the renewing of
the mind will continue to keep those darts quenched with living waters.
Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (2)
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God. (KJV)
There are a lot of talker’s who claim to
be of God and know Him. But they act just like the people of this world and
are still stuck in the realm of the flesh because they haven’t renewed
their mind with the things of God. It takes one to know one, so if you want
to act like a man of God then you need to get to know One personally so
that you can break free from this fallen realm and operate in a higher
dimension of the Spiritual one. If you don’t have the mind of Christ then
you are none of His and unable to walk in the Spirit. It’s a God thing and
it is available to any that are willing to forsake the things of this life
and walk in the things of His. God bless and expect the best because you
serve the best.
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