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
The Mind
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
God Spoke to Peter While He Thought on the Vision
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee (Acts 10:19 KJV) When the Lord opened the door for the Gentiles to come to the faith, He had to use a vision to tenderize the heart of Peter. He showed him a large sheet from heaven with many Read More
The Impact of Our Thoughts on Faith
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb (Rom. 4:19 KJV) We know that faith is not in the realms of the mind. You do not believe in God with your mind but with Read More
Take No Thought
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body (Matt. 6:25 KJV) Jesus speaking above instructs us not to be anxious about the necessities of life. The KJV translators use the phrase “take no thought” to convey the command Read More