THE MIND OF CHRIST
Day 237
Date: Monday, 24th August 2020
Text: Philippians 2:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
(please read the entire chapter for understanding).
THOUGHT CODE: The mind of Christ is only accessible by faith in Christ Jesus.
The mind of Christ is something all believers have, as the Apostle Paul said, when speaking to the Christians in Corinth, "we have the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16).
Those who have the mind of Christ are able to discern spiritual things that the natural man (or the unbeliever) cannot understand or see. Having the mind of Christ is the same as being indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and both are attained through faith at the moment of salvation (Romans 5:1-2; Acts 2:38).
Through the Holy Spirit, God has made us "partakers of the divine nature" (2 Peter 1:4) so that we can have all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of Himself.
The mind of Christ is only accessible through faith in Jesus Christ (John 1:12; John 3:16; 1 John 5:12). Once we are saved, the Holy Spirit comes to the believer, filling him or her with understanding and hope of a future inheritance, which is a glorified existence (Colossians 1:27). "Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God" (Romans 5:2).
Finally, having the mind of Christ is not something that is reserved only for "perfect" people. Any and every believer has access to the mind of Christ through faith. However, we also still have the old mind. We still give in to the lure of sin. We may also be hindered by false doctrines (Galatians 5:7-12) or choose to use our freedom in unhealthy ways (Galatians 5:13-15). This is why Paul exhorts the Roman believers, "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect" (Romans 12:2). Our minds need to be consistently renewed, moving away from the mind of the flesh and into the mind of Christ. Ultimately, all who have the mind of Christ, those who belong to God, will be sanctified, or changed by the new program that has been installed by the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 2:19; Hebrews 10:10, 14). The process unfolds over a lifetime and God is faithful to bring it to completion (Philippians 1:6).
COUNSEL: Live consciously that you have the mind of christ, therefore whatever cannot happen to Jesus, can never happen to you.
PRAYER: Dear Father, I have the mind of Christ therefore God hath not given me the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind, in Jesus Name (Amen).
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