RENEWING OUR MIND DAILY – IS IT IMPORTANT?
Scripture: Romans 12:1 & 2. I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
And DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO
THIS WORLD but BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND THAT YOU MAY
PROVE WHAT IS THAT GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE AND PERFECT WILL OF GOD.
Have you ever wondered why
God, through a man, the Apostle Paul, would have taken the time to literally
beg, appeal to, beseech, implore, literally request earnestly, that we re-new
(one translation say “restart” our minds to think like God would have us to
think instead of relying on what has been passed on to us through the world
system? God here is begging! Think about that! Does He want to strongly get our
attention? Is there any question about
that? But, it is, of course, for a vital
purpose that He desires His will for our lives which this scripture says
is: Good---Acceptable—Perfect!
If something needs to be
renewed, it obviously is in need of change, not in the best condition or
otherwise there would be no need for change. When you refurbish a beautiful
piece of furniture, the basic components and character of the piece remain the
same but because of often years of neglect, abuse or simply environmental
effects in order to get that furniture to become useful and often beautiful
again, the old needs to be removed and, with a master’s touch, new
applied! Then it is good and acceptable
and perfect again.
The Bible states in Hosea
4:6 that My People are destroyed because of lack of knowledge…not because of
God’s unwillingness or lack of power or ability to make things new or give
breakthroughs in individuals lives, but through not having renewed minds to
recognize that when something comes on the scene contrary to what God has
spoken to be good and acceptable, it must be challenged and resisted with the
wisdom God gives us. Then instead of
perishing or being destroyed, we become more than conquerors and triumphant!
So, transformation literally
means – metamorphosis – change of form.
It is symbolic of the caterpillar in a cocoon which presses, and splits
open the walls of confinement to become an extraordinary beautiful butterfly
which soars to heights never reached before.
That is what God’s wisdom will do for YOU.
What are some of God’s
desires for You:
1.
That you might
have life and have it more abundantly, overflowing. Jesus said it!
2.
That you might know that Jesus came to destroy
the “works of the devil” of which some of these are confusion, strife,
divisions, lack, poverty, depression, oppression. Jesus bore all these works on the cross so
that You could walk in peace and victory and as the Bible says: (You) Submit
yourself to God, resist the devil and he will flee (run) in terror. So, this is a vital reason for you not to be
conformed to this world because Satan is the “god of this world (system) and we
belong to the “Word” System who is Jesus and transformation of our minds as to
all that Jesus did brings us into the victory God had planned for each and
every person before the foundation of the world!
3.
Jeremiah 29:11
says: I know the thoughts I have for
you…plans to do you good and not evil…to give you an expected end! Do you believe that God is saying that to You
as an individual or has life dealt so many blows that your expectancy is for
where the next trouble or frustration or debt etc. is going to show up?
Then
it is time to be transformed! The great
British Minister of the Gospel, Smith Wigglesworth, is quoted as saying: God said it.
I believe it. That settles
it! Do you believe what God has said
about you? Then settle it and declare it
in the face of opposition and opportunities and see what will happen. That is what “not being conformed but being
transformed” is all about. Get a spirit
of expectancy that God is on your side and no weapon formed against you shall
prosper. Get rid of the lies.
4.
Realize that just
as Satan challenged God’s Word, Truth and Integrity to Eve, he will seek to do
the same in your life. Daily – seek
Truth from God’s Word. When you are
challenged with a lie or circumstance that is contrary to that Truth, hold on
until you see the tide turn. It shall
come to pass!
5. Jesus said: “My Peace I give unto You.” Receive it in a fresh way today. Do you realize
that in that one statement Jesus offered
to you and me everything that Peace is: Hebrew
for Shalom—Prosperity, continuous
well-being in all areas of life, completeness.
It
is Jesus saying to You: Be Healthy.
Be in Peace. Be Prosperous!
Today realize that You
are God’s handiwork created in Christ Jesus unto Good Works. You are very special in His sight.
Ask God to show you specific areas in
your life that you have become “conformed” to what the world has to say about
you. If you have been rejected, spoken
untruthfully about, failed in business or job, maybe you are in a family
turmoil, or have financial troubles, transformation is yours already when you
realize that God has already made plans for the turnaround in your life. He is saying:
BEHOLD I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK.
IF ANYONE (THAT INCLUDES YOU!) HEARS MY VOICE AND OPENS THE DOOR, I WILL
COME IN TO HIM AND DINE WITH HIM, AND HE WITH ME! REVELATIONS 3:20.
Will you accept His invitation? Spend time in His Word and Listen
in prayer for wisdom and direction and in prayer ask Him to show you His truth
about your life.
It does not take God a long
time to do something big. His desire is
to release you from your past and pain and fulfil His purposes for your
life. Release your faith in Him today.
Remember – He sent the
Apostle Paul to BEG you to listen to what He has to say about His plans for
your life! Our prayer is that you will hear His voice and experience breakthroughs in your life where You
need them the most!!!
