|
Home
Archive
May
April
March
Comments
and/or Questions
|
Wednesday, May 28,
2008
What
Were You Thinking?
Matthew 6:25-27 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, what ye shall put on. Is not the life
more than meat, and the body than raiment? (26) Behold the fowls of the
air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet
your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? (27) Which
of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? (KJV)
Stop, freeze, put your hands
up; now honestly ask yourself, what were you just thinking about, was it
something that would be of benefit to you or something that you will end up
throwing a fit about if you continue
to try to figure it out? It’s time to embark on a new spiritual exercise
program, one where you start out in small things and with practice you
become perfect, mature in the things of our Lord. How often do you spend
time thinking about the things of this life more than the things of the new
life we have access to in Christ? How many different scenarios do you play
out in your mind on a daily basis trying to figure things out that you
claim to have given over to the Lord in prayer? Does it all sound to
simple, to easy and elementary for those that claim they are walking in the
Spirit, when all along they still have some leaven left over in the bread
of life that will continue to rise and infect the whole lump if not dealt
with. It is a total retraining program and so opposite from the realm we
have lived in and walked in for so many years where the focus was solely on
the things of the flesh, but now we have turned it over to an unseen God in
heaven who is asking us to let His thoughts and ways be ours as well.
Matthew 6:28-31 And why take
ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;
they toil not, neither do they spin: (29) And yet I say unto you, That even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (30) Wherefore,
if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is
cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little
faith? (31) Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What
shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (KJV)
Instead of the physical
raiment we wear, how concerned were you today with your spiritual raiment,
you know the armor of God that you should be wearing for your protection?
How well dressed are you today, and did you take the time to double check
to make sure you were ready before you left? With all the riches and wealth
that Solomon possessed and the incredible things he built with it, how many
would stop and truly observe something as simple as a lily and see the
beauty of God? How much more could you grow spiritually if you did a lot
less toiling and spinning in circles thinking about things that the Lord
said He would give to His people? Something to think about.
Philippians 4:19 But my God
shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ
Jesus. (KJV)
Now really, did you think for
one moment that God forgot about you, or maybe He forgot to write down your
request? Sound silly or far fetched, but isn’t that what we are saying when
we start allowing doubt and fear into His temple, which we happen to be?
You know as a parent, or those who have been and raised children, was there
ever a day that went by that you forgot about one of your own? Is there a
day that goes by even when they are gone that you don’t still think about
them and wonder how it is going with them as well as holding them up in
prayer? How much more do you think your heavenly Father has considered His
people, being the fact that He created you and planned your life before the
foundation of this world, and then we have the nerve to doubt Him?
Psalms 139:17-18 How precious
also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! (18) If
I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I
am still with thee. (KJV)
How about this, you have a heavenly
Father that never sleeps, that is on duty all of the time and His thoughts
toward us are nothing but precious, providing His people the good and
perfect gift from above, access to His plan of salvation through Jesus
Christ. With this in mind and more importantly keeping this in mind, do you
really know someone else that could do a better job watching out for us?
When you really stop and think about it, wouldn’t you rather have someone
like that in control, someone that can guarantee victory before it takes
place? So now I ask you again, what were you thinking?
Philippians 4:6-8 Be careful
for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of
God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things
are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these
things. (KJV)
How much better, how much
more peace would there be in your life if you could just keep your thoughts
in line with the Lord’s? No wonder the Lord said that His burden was easy
and His yoke was light, because the more you give to Him the less you have
to carry around yourself. For myself, sometimes I have acted like the Lord
was a hit or miss thing, like He has let me down so many times in the past
and that once in a while it would be nice to catch a break, when the
reality is that I am the one that had let Him down and He was longsuffering
enough and patiently waiting for me to come into agreement with Him. So for
today, if you are thinking or entertaining any other thoughts than what is
described in verse 8, let it go; sift through what is of God and what is of
your own understanding so that you can move forward in your walk and not be
weighed down by unnecessary baggage that causes more doubt than confidence.
Psalms 116:1-2 I love the
LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. (2) Because he
hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I
live. (KJV)
You know God heard your
request the first time you made it; so now it is not a matter of asking
over and over again, but thanking Him for His answer and patiently waiting
for it to manifest. The enemy will try to introduce reasonable doubt into
your mind during this trial of your faith, so it is a matter of you keeping
your mind renewed with the truth so that you don’t end up letting a little
doubt get in and distort the truth.
Matthew 6:32-34 (For after
all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these things. (33) But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you. (34) Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof. (KJV)
While the world and its
worldly people are blindly running in circles chasing things of this life,
the Lord is showing His people a better way of life by seeking those things
which are above. The just shall live by faith; so if your first priority is
the Lord then everything else that is needed will be added, completely
opposite of everything we have learned in the past. Before you start
thinking about tomorrow, you haven’t finished today yet, so stay alert and
don’t get ambushed by thoughts and ideas that are not of God and are not
peaceful. So now, this moment, what are you thinking?
|
