Lenten study 2007 - Day five
February 26, 2007
Continuing on in Colossians, Chapter 3, Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth. . . . In many respects, I am what I think. My mind is the center of my awareness of myself and my environment. Many men of faith before me have concluded that we do only what we want to do, not necessarily what is best. I am guided by what my mind tells me is in my best interest. I am inherently selfish in my being.
My only hope is for a renewed mind, the work of Christ in me.
Rom. 12:2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
It takes a renewed mind, one that tends to think God’s thoughts after him, to please the Lord God and be of some use to him. It is clear to me that the way to facilitate a willing mind is to let my thoughts about “things above” crowd out thoughts about less important stuff. I believe that this is an act of will on my part, so that renewal can continue on God’s part.
Final word: It’s all about loving God and serving my fellow man.
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