The Mind of Christ
1 Corinthians 2:16 (KJV) “For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.” The human brain has great potentials. In the words of Kent Hughes, “it is capable of giving and receiving the subtlest input – from imagining a universe in which time bends, to creating a polyphonic texture of a Bach fugue, or transmitting and receiving a message from God Himself – feats no computer will ever accomplish”. Through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, the human mind has the capacity to reach its highest potential which is the possibility of possessing the mind of Christ. No computer will ever be able to think God’s thoughts, nor will any device ever be able to know the heart of God or do His works. But the human mind has this capacity. Indeed it was created for this, to have the mind of Christ. This leads us to examine the great scandal of today’s church: Christians without Christian minds. In other words, Christians who do not think “Christianly”. One of the reasons many Christians today do not have Christian minds (or the mind of Christ) is that they don’t pay attention to what gets into their minds. If you want to have a Christian mind, you must take control of your mind – what comes in and what goes out. Input determines output. You can never have a Christian mind if you spend all your leisure time in front of a television. To have a Christian mind, you must cultivate the habit of reading the scriptures regularly because you can only be profoundly influenced by what you know. If you are filled with God’s word, your life will be informed and directed by God. Dear believer, go into today knowing that it is within your reach, and indeed your duty to have the mind of Christ. Prayer: Ask for grace to make the word of God your focus this season. —Otuokon, Ubokudom Yearly Bible Plan: Zechariah 8-14 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202394.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Knowing The Lord 2
2 Peter 1:2 (KJV) Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord Sandra lived in a neighborhood where there were many witches but she did not know this, but as she began to grow in her knowledge of the Lord and of His voice, she realized that her neighborhood was bewitched, and many people who lived in that neighborhood were under the manipulation of the spirit of immorality. Most of her unmarried neighbors were living in sin and shame (with unmarried partners). She also found that previously, she struggled unusually to keep herself pure in that area. But as she started to talk more to the Lord(and not merely send prayers to heaven), her discernment became heightened and she could perceive the bewitchment in her neighborhood. She broke herself free from it and started praying for her neighbors who had been overpowered by that spell, some of whom used to be fervent believers before they moved to that neighborhood. Sandra became a light in her community because she became deliberate in her pursuit of the knowledge of God. One of the benefits of growing in the knowledge of God is that His grace in our lives will be multiplied, and our spiritual gifts are powered by this grace (Romans 12:6). The grace of God is not just God’s unmerited Favour towards us, it is the power of God at work in the life of those who have received this unmerited favor. It can be multiplied and can be great upon people(see Acts 4:33). Go into today desiring an increase of the grace of God upon your life. This grace is what empowers us to fulfill our destinies in God, and the secret to this grace increasing is a growing knowledge of the Lord. Prayer: Lord, help me know you more and walk in greater grace. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Plan: Ecclesiastes 9-10 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547
Knowing The Lord 1
2 Peter 1:2 (KJV) Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord Sandra accepted the Lord when she was a teenager, but she didn’t begin to grow in the knowledge of the Lord until she was 26 when she attended a convention and the preacher spoke about the knowledge of God and the numerous benefits, that was when Sandra now wanted to grow in the knowledge of God. Before that day she heard the sermon on knowing God, she was a very religious and pious Christian, but she had no personal relationship with the Lord. She said a prayer every morning when she woke up and said another every night before she slept. But now that she realized that the Lord is a person that she can know personally, and her ability to be strong and do exploits are tied to her knowledge of the Lord, she started taking out time to pray and study the word. She was now more committed to spending time with the Lord through prayers and personal Bible study. As a result of this, Sandra observed that she was no more as fearful as she used to be, and was no more as sickly as she used to be. The secret of our strength as believers is knowing the Lord. Being a believer without knowing the lord personally is like being a student without knowing how to read and write. Go into this year being deliberate and intentional about knowing the Lord. Scripture says draw near to God and He will draw near to you (see James 4:8, Jeremiah 29:12-13). You are the one to start the process of drawing near before the Holy Spirit takes over. Prayer: Lord, let this year for me be characterized by knowing you more and walking in your mighty power. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Plan: Psalms 134-136 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202392.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS