THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
FEBRUARY 27th
"BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND"
...."I
urge you therefore, brethren, by he mercies of God, to present your bodies a
living and holy sacrifice acceptable to God which is your spiritual service of
worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good
and accountable and perfect"....
Romans 12:1-2 NASB
The apostle Paul, in
this passage, is urging us to present our bodies a "living and holy
sacrifice, acceptable to God". The Father wants us - spirit, soul and body
- to serve Him, and He has made the provision, in Christ, for us to walk in
that. The only way that one is going to be able to do God's will in this earth
is to be "transformed" by the renewing of their minds. Why? Because
unless we are thinking the way that the Father is thinking, and unless we are
operating in His wisdom in ALL things, then we, in some way, shall be found
misunderstanding or "mentally" ascending to His will - and, thus, we
will find ourselves "misrepresenting" the heart of the Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ. But as our minds are renewed, not only will we be
found carrying out God's will, but, as we come into a perfect dependence upon
the Word of God and the Holy Spirit and, from that place of revelation we will
come to see clearly that it is God's will to heal; it is God's will that we be
well and prosperous, and it is God's will for us to be free from ALL the
bondage which came into this earth at the time of Adam's rebellion. Every word
we speak and every action we take MUST be in perfect accordance with the
revealed knowledge of God's will for it is only in this way that the traditions
and doctrines of men shall be removed from the church. As we walk in the light
as Jesus Himself walked in the light, we shall go forth in the power of the
Holy Spirit and those "spirits of darkness" (religious spirits) which
have been working in the hearts and minds of men, shall repent or flee before
us.
In John 17:17 Jesus said:
In this portion of
scripture we see the key to this whole area of the renewing of our mind and
that is, that the Word of God must be put first and foremost in our lives at
all times, and THEN that Word will supernaturally "set us apart" and
keep us separated from all unrighteousness. It will, also, continually expose
any sin - leading us and keeping us in the paths of righteousness in the power
of the Holy Spirit.
Related
Scriptures: Romans 8:1-2; Galatians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Joshua 1:8; 1
John 1:9; Hebrews 4:12;
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