My daily light - 02 February, 2022
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Living in the hope of Salvation
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So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
*1 Peter 1:13 NLT*
There is a difference between hope and faith - to be hopeful means being expectant of a thing whether one believes or not but that thing is there whilst faith means being so sure of the reality of what you hope so.
You hope for what you see it coming whilst faith focuses on the unseen.
We do not have to believe that Jesus is coming - it is there and we must be hoping for the second coming of Jesus.
Many of us today live as though we have no hope of the coming of Jesus - it's as if it's a lie looking at how we live.
Our minds are not set for his coming and so are our actions - we are not afraid of sin.
The Bible teaches us today to be as people of hope - that indeed rapture is coming, that indeed second coming of Jesus is coming - Our gracious Salvation. How?
_ by how we prepare our minds_
Our minds are the source of our thought life - the battle field of our warfare, Satan fights our minds. A mind defeated is a good action stolen by the evil one.
Your character is not corrupted at the point of action - the damage happens in your mind.
This is why the Bible teaches us to prepare our minds for action. How?
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and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
*Ephesians 4:23 NKJV*
Good thoughts in the mind bring a good feeling and a good feeling fuel out good actions, however good thoughts do not just come by chance - your mind must be good.
The Bible teaches us that there is a spirit in a man but it's the breath of the Lord that brings understanding and wellbeing of the mind
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But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.
*Job 32:8 NKJV*
It means man needs to be renewing his mind with the Spirit of the Lord or the thoughts or the understanding of God. This can only be done when the heart is filled with the Holy Spirit and continually refilled.
The food of the Spirit is not bread or water but every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord - each time you are spending your time in the word and prayer, you are renewing the Spirit of your mind and therefore shaping your actions for the coming of Jesus.
Self control is possible if your mind is controlled - is the fruit of the Holy Spirit and as your mind is supplied with the Lord's Spirit, self control becomes an automatic practice.
You must live as though you indeed know Jesus is coming - let your actions be good and be self controlled.
He first came here on earth so he can prepare your minds for his second coming - your gracious Salvation.
*I pray that your mind will be filled with the understanding of the coming of Jesus, and may each day of your life be as though your last day to live in Jesus mighty name!*
