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Wednesday, May
28, 2008
What Were You Thinking?
Matthew 6:25-27 Therefore I say unto you,
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink;
nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat,
and the body than raiment? (26) Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow
not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? (27) Which of you by taking
thought can add one cubit unto his stature? (KJV)
Stop, freeze, put your hands up; now
honestly ask yourself, what were you just thinking about, was it something
that would be of benefit to you or something that you will end up throwing a fit about if you continue to
try to figure it out? It’s time to embark on a new spiritual exercise
program, one where you start out in small things and with practice you
become perfect, mature in the things of our Lord. How often do you spend
time thinking about the things of this life more than the things of the new
life we have access to in Christ? How many different scenarios do you play
out in your mind on a daily basis trying to figure things out that you
claim to have given over to the Lord in prayer? Does it all sound to
simple, to easy and elementary for those that claim they are walking in the
Spirit, when all along they still have some leaven left over in the bread
of life that will continue to rise and infect the whole lump if not dealt
with. It is a total retraining program and so opposite from the realm we
have lived in and walked in for so many years where the focus was solely on
the things of the flesh, but now we have turned it over to an unseen God in
heaven who is asking us to let His thoughts and ways be ours as well.
Matthew 6:28-31 And why take ye thought
for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil
not, neither do they spin: (29) And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (30) Wherefore, if God
so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast
into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
(31) Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall
we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (KJV)
Instead of the physical raiment we wear,
how concerned were you today with your spiritual raiment, you know the
armor of God that you should be wearing for your protection? How well
dressed are you today, and did you take the time to double check to make
sure you were ready before you left? With all the riches and wealth that
Solomon possessed and the incredible things he built with it, how many
would stop and truly observe something as simple as a lily and see the
beauty of God? How much more could you grow spiritually if you did a lot
less toiling and spinning in circles thinking about things that the Lord
said He would give to His people? Something to think about.
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply
all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (KJV)
Now really, did you think for one moment
that God forgot about you, or maybe He forgot to write down your request?
Sound silly or farfetched, but isn’t that what we are saying when we start
allowing doubt and fear into His temple, which we happen to be? You know as
a parent, or those who have been and raised children, was there ever a day
that went by that you forgot about one of your own? Is there a day that
goes by even when they are gone that you don’t still think about them and
wonder how it is going with them as well as holding them up in prayer? How
much more do you think your heavenly Father has considered His people,
being the fact that He created you and planned your life before the
foundation of this world, and then we have the nerve to doubt Him?
Psalms 139:17-18 How precious also are
thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! (18) If I should
count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still
with thee. (KJV)
How about this, you have a heavenly
Father that never sleeps, that is on duty all of the time and His thoughts
toward us are nothing but precious, providing His people the good and
perfect gift from above, access to His plan of salvation through Jesus
Christ. With this in mind and more importantly keeping this in mind, do you
really know someone else that could do a better job watching out for us?
When you really stop and think about it, wouldn’t you rather have someone
like that in control, someone that can guarantee victory before it takes
place? So now I ask you again, what were you thinking?
Philippians 4:6-8 Be careful for nothing;
but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God. (7) 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)
How much better, how much more peace
would there be in your life if you could just keep your thoughts in line
with the Lord’s? No wonder the Lord said that His burden was easy and His
yoke was light, because the more you give to Him the less you have to carry
around yourself. For myself, sometimes I have acted like the Lord was a hit
or miss thing, like He has let me down so many times in the past and that
once in a while it would be nice to catch a break, when the reality is that
I am the one that had let Him down and He was longsuffering enough and
patiently waiting for me to come into agreement with Him. So for today, if
you are thinking or entertaining any other thoughts than what is described
in verse 8, let it go; sift through what is of God and what is of your own
understanding so that you can move forward in your walk and not be weighed
down by unnecessary baggage that causes more doubt than confidence.
Psalms 116:1-2 I love the LORD, because
he hath heard my voice and my supplications. (2) Because he hath inclined
his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. (KJV)
You know God heard your request the first
time you made it; so now it is not a matter of asking over and over again,
but thanking Him for His answer and patiently waiting for it to manifest.
The enemy will try to introduce reasonable doubt into your mind during this
trial of your faith, so it is a matter of you keeping your mind renewed
with the truth so that you don’t end up letting a little doubt get in and
distort the truth.
Matthew 6:32-34 (For after all these
things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have
need of all these things. (33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and
his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (34) Take
therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for
the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (KJV)
While the world and its worldly people
are blindly running in circles chasing things of this life, the Lord is
showing His people a better way of life by seeking those things which are above.
The just shall live by faith; so if your first priority is the Lord then
everything else that is needed will be added, completely opposite of
everything we have learned in the past. Before you start thinking about
tomorrow, you haven’t finished today yet, so stay alert and don’t get
ambushed by thoughts and ideas that are not of God and are not peaceful. So
now, this moment, what are you thinking?
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