RENEWAL FOR REVIVAL ( PART I)
Amplified Bible Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
Greetings from our Lord, Saviour and Master who lives and reigns forever a and ever unto you.
Beloved, if there are any subjects that needed to be given much attention today in the church, then " RENEWAL OF THE MINDSET" should not be left out.
The word renewal (re+new) means to make new again. In theology it means to make new again spiritually – thus to regenerate.
In Romans 2:12, Apostle Paul makes a very strong statement “ But be transformed by the renewal of your mind”.
NOTE: In this scripture, he didn’t say “ be transformed by the renewal of your spirit”.
The mind, beloved, is the powerhouse of man. It is the source of everything ( good and bad ) that happens to man. It controls and commands the entire physical system of man.
Man after salvation remains the same person he was physically. His physical features ( height, weight, colour, etc.) remains the same.
The change that happens at salvation is spiritual regeneration.
To make salvation whole and profitable to man, there need to be a renewal of the mindset. Our mindset or thought is very powerful that we actually become what we spend most of our time thinking.
Most things that happen in our life, were all once thoughts in our brain.
Most people fail, get sick, become frustrated, unemployed and even die not because they have been cursed or bewitched by anybody but themselves. They spend the greater part of their time thinking on all these negative thoughts. Their mindsets is still filled with the idea that they will never succeed that they eventually end up failures.
Beloved, God has not created any useless thing. Everything God created is useful to man but the result is from how we use it.
Everyone on earth is a replica of God, no matter the color, height, looks or conditions in which he was born.
The Christian after salvation, needs to know, and believe that his DNA has been altered to its original state.
RENEWAL FOR REVIVAL ( PART II)
Amplified Bible Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
Renewal is as important as salvation to every Christian. Many people in the church become fed up with church because their expectations from God are not met, they become so helpless and hence envy those who have renewed their minds and are flourishing in the church.
They become so frustrated that they think God does not love them.
During my early days as a Christian, I always feel bad whenever I see Christians living in poverty or living beggarly life. I always wonder why God is so cruel to them even though I have been taught that God loves us so much.
I have been pondering over whether God is a bias God. I ask myself if God has some favourites that he attends to or whose prayers he listens to.
Then one day, God gave me the revelation that changed my view and perceptions about God.
God made me understand that ‘becoming a Christian is not the same as being a Christian'. God made me understand that he indeed has favourites whom he cherishes and attends to.
He took me to Matthew 11:22 ( AMP)
And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize—a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion].
I have always thought that this verse of scripture is only talking about unbelievers and the kingdom of God but I realized that even in the kingdom of God it is only the “violent” that really live the life that God has destined for his children. Those “violent” people are those who have made the choice to obey every single word of God even if it appears to be abnormal to the world.
The true Christian life I have is an “ab-normal” life. The true Christian thinks like God whose thoughts are above the so-called “normal” of the world.
It takes only those with a renewed mind to fully obey God.
You need to understand, though, that renewing your mind is not something you can do overnight. It's something that must be done day after day and moment by moment. If you're really going to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of the word, you must start your day with the Word of God—and you're going to have to keep that Word flowing in at every opportunity.
The Christian is not supposed to live by the philosophies of this world but by the philosophy of God birthed through his word by the aid of the holy spirit.
Beloved, you are qualified to become what God has destined you to become once you’ve renewed your mind.
Success in life is not measured by the number of certificates you have in life neither the amount of money in the your bank account. It is rather measured by your level of accomplishment in your God given mission/purpose on earth.
To be continued …
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Without renewal of the mind, you will be a passive church person marking time all your life.#g.impact quotes
Source: G.impact devotional
THE IMPACT VESSEL
Amplified Bible Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
Greetings from our Lord, Saviour and Master who lives and reigns forever a and ever unto you.
Beloved, if there are any subjects that needed to be given much attention today in the church, then " RENEWAL OF THE MINDSET" should not be left out.
The word renewal (re+new) means to make new again. In theology it means to make new again spiritually – thus to regenerate.
In Romans 2:12, Apostle Paul makes a very strong statement “ But be transformed by the renewal of your mind”.
NOTE: In this scripture, he didn’t say “ be transformed by the renewal of your spirit”.
The mind, beloved, is the powerhouse of man. It is the source of everything ( good and bad ) that happens to man. It controls and commands the entire physical system of man.
Man after salvation remains the same person he was physically. His physical features ( height, weight, colour, etc.) remains the same.
The change that happens at salvation is spiritual regeneration.
To make salvation whole and profitable to man, there need to be a renewal of the mindset. Our mindset or thought is very powerful that we actually become what we spend most of our time thinking.
Most things that happen in our life, were all once thoughts in our brain.
Most people fail, get sick, become frustrated, unemployed and even die not because they have been cursed or bewitched by anybody but themselves. They spend the greater part of their time thinking on all these negative thoughts. Their mindsets is still filled with the idea that they will never succeed that they eventually end up failures.
Beloved, God has not created any useless thing. Everything God created is useful to man but the result is from how we use it.
Everyone on earth is a replica of God, no matter the color, height, looks or conditions in which he was born.
The Christian after salvation, needs to know, and believe that his DNA has been altered to its original state.
RENEWAL FOR REVIVAL ( PART II)
Amplified Bible Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
Renewal is as important as salvation to every Christian. Many people in the church become fed up with church because their expectations from God are not met, they become so helpless and hence envy those who have renewed their minds and are flourishing in the church.
They become so frustrated that they think God does not love them.
During my early days as a Christian, I always feel bad whenever I see Christians living in poverty or living beggarly life. I always wonder why God is so cruel to them even though I have been taught that God loves us so much.
I have been pondering over whether God is a bias God. I ask myself if God has some favourites that he attends to or whose prayers he listens to.
Then one day, God gave me the revelation that changed my view and perceptions about God.
God made me understand that ‘becoming a Christian is not the same as being a Christian'. God made me understand that he indeed has favourites whom he cherishes and attends to.
He took me to Matthew 11:22 ( AMP)
And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize—a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion].
I have always thought that this verse of scripture is only talking about unbelievers and the kingdom of God but I realized that even in the kingdom of God it is only the “violent” that really live the life that God has destined for his children. Those “violent” people are those who have made the choice to obey every single word of God even if it appears to be abnormal to the world.
The true Christian life I have is an “ab-normal” life. The true Christian thinks like God whose thoughts are above the so-called “normal” of the world.
It takes only those with a renewed mind to fully obey God.
You need to understand, though, that renewing your mind is not something you can do overnight. It's something that must be done day after day and moment by moment. If you're really going to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of the word, you must start your day with the Word of God—and you're going to have to keep that Word flowing in at every opportunity.
The Christian is not supposed to live by the philosophies of this world but by the philosophy of God birthed through his word by the aid of the holy spirit.
Beloved, you are qualified to become what God has destined you to become once you’ve renewed your mind.
Success in life is not measured by the number of certificates you have in life neither the amount of money in the your bank account. It is rather measured by your level of accomplishment in your God given mission/purpose on earth.
To be continued …
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Without renewal of the mind, you will be a passive church person marking time all your life.#g.impact quotes
Source: G.impact devotional
THE IMPACT VESSEL
