Set Your Mind

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

Have you ever met someone who “has their mind made up?”  It’s typically hard if not impossible to change someone’s mind. 

If you are a parent, you probably have your mind made up regarding your kids.  In your mind, your kids are incredible.  Nothing can stop you from loving them.  Your mind is set.  It is fixed. 

When God is at work in us through the Spirit, He does something miraculous.  We see Him and His beauty and our mind is set on how great He is.  We realize that everything we set our mind on before leads to death and setting our mind on the Spirit leads to “life and peace.” 

And as we set our minds on the Spirit all of God’s promises become more concrete.  He whispers to us and sometimes shouts to us – “you are mine!  I love you!  I am for you!  I am with you!  I am in you!  I will never let you go!” 

So Christian, remember today, “you, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you.  Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.” (Romans 8:9).  God dwells in you and this changes everything in this life and the life to come.  Set your minds on this.  If you have seen the light of Jesus you have been transferred from the realm of the flesh to the realm of the Spirit.  Live in that place.  Set your mind on it. 

See you Sunday, 

Steven