Renewing our Minds in the Word of God
When I read Glenn Jackson’s awesome Walking In The Fullness Of Our Inheritance message today, I immediately knew that I wanted to include it in a SOF post I’m working on, but I wasn’t able to get that completed. So I was quite pleased to see that someone else really appreciated it as much as I did when one of the FAM Fellowship members shared it with the above title and the following note. And since this is a very powerful message about the Word of God in our lives as Christians, I hope everyone will take it to heart and be blessed and encouraged!:
“I was really blessed today by the message from Glenn Jackson in his daily Walking in the Fullness of Our Inheritance series and feel that it is worthy of being shared. It just confirms that God wants us to claim the restoration and healing of our marriages, so here it is:”
“WALKING IN THE FULLNESS OF OUR INHERITANCE- October 16th
WITHOUT THE CONTINUAL RENEWING OF THE MIND, AND HAVING THEIR HEART ESTABLISHED IN THE REVELATION KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S WORD IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ONE TO THINK THE WAY THAT THE FATHER THINKS – OR ENTER INTO AN UNDERSTANDING OF HIS WAYS [WILL], AND TRUE PURPOSES….”be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is”…. Romans 12:2b NASB
….”you shall meditate on it [God’s Word] day and night, so that you may take heed to do according to all that is written in it; for THEN you will make your way prosperous, and THEN you shall have success”…. Joshua 1:8 NASB
The first step to one’s mind being renewed is for them to give the Word of God preeminence in their life. Confusion and darkness will never enter or remain in the heart and mind of a believer who has truly put the Word of God first place in their life. For in their pure devotion and obedience their mind will be continually renewed and their heart will be constantly “purified” – and, thus, be found in a “state of readiness” to receive the true, or exact, knowledge [revelation] of God – in and by the power of Holy Spirit [Who is the Spirit of wisdom and revelation]. It should be clearly understood by every child of God that without the renewing of the mind, and having their heart established in the revelation knowledge of God’s Word it is impossible to think the way the Father thinks – or enter into an understanding of His ways, and true purposes. Meditating on the Word of God causes one to rise above the distractions of the world and, thus, enter into the place wherein they can hear clearly the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit. As the child of God continually feeds on the “proper” spiritual food they will develop a strong appetite for the Word of God [the Will of God] alone and, thus, as this process of renewal continues, their mind and their thoughts will be continually brought captive to a perfect obedience, and any speculations [lies] raised up against the revealed knowledge of God will be destroyed [cast down] – with a vengeance! Bringing EVERY thought captive to a revelation of the Word is a very important key to one “maintaining” the walk of faith, love, and obedience but it must be clearly understood that one brings every thought captive not just by “thinking” the revelation of the Word, but by SPEAKING it out loud – whenever necessary. When the mouth speaks, the mind ALWAYS has to stop and listen to what it is saying and, eventually – as one is diligent in this practice of bringing EVERY thought captive – the mind is renewed in every area, and they are transformed into the image of Christ in their inner man and, thus, come to abide in the mind of Christ.
How blessed are the children of God who “choose” – through an act of their will – to meditate day and night in His Word! For this is the first step to receiving [appropriating] all of the blessings [spiritual and otherwise] that the Father has for us, in Christ, and it is certain that continual obedience to this command will enable us to walk and live in His “best” here in this earth. As we are faithful to enter into intimate fellowship with the Father and His Word – day in and day out – then we shall be found continually imparting the “essence” of His character and, thus, the minds and hearts of all those who cross our path shall come to be renewed to the reality of the “tenderness and affection” [love] that He has for His precious ones – and also to the fact that all of His instruction and reproof are for our greatest eternal good, that we may share His holiness [become partakers of the divine nature].
Related Scriptures:
2 Corinthians 10:5; 1 Corinthians 2:16b; Hebrews 12:10; 2 Peter 1:2-4
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Glenn H. Jackson
P.O. Box 1032
Kremmling, CO 80459”
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