MIND MATTERS

 Todays blog is by a good friend of mine, Nicole.

The other day, I reminded myself that I must decrease, so that Christ can increase (John 3:30). I quickly corrected myself though, that I don't just have to decrease but that I actually have to "die" (Romans 8:13; Colossians 3:5 onwards). All of a sudden I had one of those light bulb moments, when the Lord reminded me that John the Baptist did die. And not only did he die, but his HEAD was CUT OFF. 

Instantly, it was the clearest picture of our own intellect needing to be completely cut off.  We are now the body of Christ and He is the Head (Colossians 1:18). His thoughts, not ours. Read Ephesians 4:17-24.

Then, in Mike's first video on Rest, he said "where the Head goes the body will follow". And again I saw meaning in the scriptures that I hadn't seen before... Jesus is the HEAD of His body because it needs to be what HE knows to be true, because He is the truth (John 14:6), not at all what we just (often incorrectly) think. If it doesn't line up with the truth of His Word, it has got to go. We are to take every thought captive, "casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ," II Corinthians 10:5 NKJV

We're entering into a season/day of the Lord, where man's ideas and thoughts need to be cast down and where the Mind of Christ needs to the fulltime resident in our minds with whom we become one. 

"For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit." Romans 8:5 NKJV

In the words of Dr Kelley Varner..."The Bible is full of pictures". Can you see it? It's time to give up childish thinking, and be mature sons with the mind of Christ.

We are to be transformed by the renewing of our MINDS, that we may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2)