But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost (Matthew 1:20 KJV) Imagine a few months to your Read More
The Mind
The mind and spiritual life
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on thee: Because he trusteth in thee (Isaiah 26:3 KJV) Many of us do not recognize the crucial and central role our minds play in our spiritual life. One of the significant contributors to this problem is the teaching that man is a spirit Read More
Does your spirit have a separate mind in you?
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace (Romans 8:6, KJV) Glory & Grace Daily devotional for yesterday discussed the critical topic of faith and how our understanding of the spirit and soul has complicated matters for us. Let me take this one step further. I hope Read More
The secret to inner peace and calm in these troubling days
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on thee: Because he trusteth in thee (Isaiah 26:3, KJV) Isaiah prophesied the words above hundreds of years ago to give us the secret to peace when the storms of life are raging. First, he says, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace.” Peace Read More
Biblical psychology: the mystery of the human mind
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart (Ephesians 4:18, KJV) I introduced the concept of “biblical psychology” a few days ago. It is digging into the scriptures to learn what God has said about the operation of Read More
Giving your mind time to nibble the Word
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:6, ESV) Meditating on the Word is a crucial activity that will get your heart established on the Word of God. I have noted previously that we meditate on the Word with Read More
The Mind is not Evil
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace (Romans 8:6, KJV) The human mind has had a bad reputation amongst believers as a result of a focus “on the spirit.” However, amongst the human capacities of mind, emotions, and will, there is none as god-like in man Read More
Breaking Strongholds in Your Life This Year
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds (2 Cor. 10:4 ESV) We are in a spiritual warfare, and this new year certainly comes with another flavor of the struggle. Strongholds are fortified areas in a city or a home that are difficult to break Read More