| Written by ola aroyehun,
on Tuesday 05/25/10
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The penny dropped
The words had come out of my mouth before I had the chance to think about what I had just said. I was at a Christian meeting and had been asked to open in prayer. As I prayed, I found myself saying ‘Father I thank you because I have access to the mind of Christ and so we will be able to make the right decisions today’.
Did this come out of my mouth (of course it did) but more importantly did I believe it and if so, do I actually behave as if I did.
For days afterwards, the thought baffled me. The thought produced more questions than answers. The scriptures state clearly that we have access to the mind of Christ, but I had a myriad of questions:
- What are the implications of having the mind of Christ?
- Is it possible to know what to do in all situations?
- What should my ‘conscious thought process be like?
- How can I develop this type of mind?
- Can I have God’s thoughts all the time?
As usual, the word of God is not silent on this issue and I would like to share with you some of the things I discovered.
1 Corinthians 2:9-16 states, “For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. To understand this text, we must look at the context: But as it is written:
“ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.As children of God, this means that we have the ability to be led by the Spirit of God at all times. “The Spirit of God searches all things, even the deep things of God.”
The Holy Spirit knows the very thoughts of God. The Spirit is like a phone line from Heaven that connects us to God. All we have to do is listen. Jesus made this powerful line of communication with heaven possible when He sent us the Holy Spirit.
Someone once said ‘We have “the mind of Christ” because we have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us. The Holy Spirit teaches us all things, even the deep things of God. God will reveal Himself to us in mighty ways. Let us be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's voice. We will be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit and we will have access to the unlimited, all-knowing, eternal mind of Christ’. How true
So back to my initial questions. The implication of having the mind of Christ is that we now have the ability to make the right decisions when needed. I believe that it is possible (though there is a long way for me to go on this) that it is possible to think God’s thoughts at all times. We simply need to train our minds. A simple but important concept!I realised that having a deepening relationship with the Holy Spirit will lead us to having access to the mind of Christ. I guess the question today is how deep is your relationship with the Holy Spirit?
I am being challenged by these words and therefore would like your assistance. I would like you to share your insights with me or recommend a good book you have read on this subject. It’s an area that I would like to study more about.
So until I appear again in your inbox, stay blessed and hope to hear from you soon
Ola
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Last update : Tuesday 05/25/10
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