Saturday, March 5, 2011

The word for today is - Transformed!

Good morning,
The word for today is - Transformed!

What’s wrong with the human mind? Why does our mind need renewing? And what does this renewal look like? And how can we pursue and enjoy this renewal?  Do you understand this? Conversion and sanctification are the renewing of the mind; a change, not of the substance, but of the qualities of the soul.  Believers are to dedicate themselves to God.This is the work of the Holy Ghost  begin in the understanding, and is carried on to the will, affections, and conversation, till there is a change of the whole man into the likeness of God, in knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness. There are many who think that the only problem with the human mind is that it doesn’t have access to all the knowledge it needs. Some think that if people just get more education. No ! Read Romans 1:28, “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;.” This is who we are by nature.The Bible has a far more profound analysis of the problem.  The mind has a “spirit.” In other words, our mind has what we call a “mindset.” It doesn’t just have a view, it has a viewpoint. It doesn’t just have the power to perceive and detect; it also has a posture, a demeanor, a bearing, an attitude, a bent. Read Ephesians 4:23, "And be renewed in the spirit of your mind." Also,read Romans 12:2, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."  Let's look at 1 Corinthians 2:13,"Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual."God has revealed true wisdom to us by his Spirit.The Holy Spirit knows all things, and he searches all things, even the deep things of God. No one knows the things of God but the Holy Spirit, for they are one.The carnal person is a stranger to the principles, and pleasures, and actings of the Holy Spirit. Are you bring forth good fruit or bad fruit? Do you have the mind of Christ? The word tells us in Philippians 2:5,Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.Do you not know the Bible is the word from God? We are to believe it, by the Spirit, He reveals everything to us. But first you must believe in Him. When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and through choice we participate in accepting His transformation of our lives through the power of the Holy Spirit, we become a new creation. So transformation is a profound, blood-bought, Spirit-wrought change from the inside out. Read Hebrews 11:1-10,Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Thank you God for your word. Amen!

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