183 – The Anatomy of the renewed mind VII
You can’t influence people with heaven’s agenda if your mind doesn’t glisten like heaven. Miracles done in the space of carnal Christians are solely for the purpose of entertainment. (The sign of blindness didn’t awaken Lot’s son’s in-law, or convict Lot’s wife, it didn’t correct Lot’s daughters or…
182 – The Anatomy of the Renewed mind VI
One of the vital ways you can recognize a renewed mind is not just in service to God but in the attitude of their service to God. Throughout the narrative we can see several words used to convey Abraham’s service to God: he hurried, he hurried again, he ran, he said ‘quick’! Lot did not show such…
181 – The Anatomy of the renewed mind V
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. [2] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.…
180 – The Anatomy of the renewed mind IV
The state of mind of a believer determines the quality of life he/ she would have. This is why Peter said in 1 Peter 1:13 to gird up the loins of our mind. Paul also advised in Ephesians 6:14 that our loins be girded with truth. The mind is referred to as the loins because it is the reproductive…
179 – The Anatomy of the renewed mind III
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…
178 – The Anatomy of the renewed mind II
A renewed mind is necessary for all who will live the God life on earth. Yesterday, we said that the mind stands as a gateway – As the ‘customs service’. It detects the spiritual goods seeking entry into the man’s world or experience. The promoting, propagation, permission, discerning and display…
177 – The Anatomy of the renewed mind
The new man is a spirit; He has a soul and lives in a body. Because He is a spirit – Spirituality is possible. He is able to transcend the world. Since he has a soul, by his mentality, he is able to run/process life in the world. Also because he lives in a body, physicality is possible, this gives him the ability to live in this physical world. Even though a believer has…
176 – Affirming the Covenant – II
Though anointed King by God, David began ruling when he had been accepted by His brethren as King over them. The consequence of this can be seen in the subsequent chapters where He conquered the heights of Zion. Hebrews 12 calls the church of the first Born, Christ, mount Zion and a heavenly Jerusalem. Therefore, this conquest and proposal of the greater David, Christ,…
175 – Affirming the Covenant
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Genesis 2:23. Genesis 2:23 showed what could be likened to Adam’s proposal to Eve. Digging deeper into this verse, an interesting observation can be made. The word ‘bone’ is et’sem (essence), its root word is atsam’ which means a many membered…
174 – Spring up O well! – Waheb in Suphah
That is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon [River], [16] From there the Israelites went on to Beer, that is the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.” [17] Then Israel sang this song,…