March 5, 2025 DIVINELY POWERFUL
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,”
In chapter 10 of 2 Corinthians, Paul is establishing the fact that God had called him to proclaim the gospel to all, especially to the Jews. The authority that Paul had came from God. Today, we will look at just a couple of important truths found in this chapter. First, Paul emphasized that believers do not war according to the flesh; the battles we face are primarily spiritual battles. In our flesh, there are no weapons that can prevail in spiritual warfare. The Holy Spirit in us is divinely powerful, and He destroys fortresses; we battle in the power of the Spirit. There are many beliefs, opinions, philosophies, and views that oppose the kingdom of God. As believers, we must be engaged in destroying and opposing any ‘lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God.” A key spiritual battle ground is the mind. The enemy is constantly trying to get us to think in ways that are contrary to the gospel and to the ways of God. Obviously, our thoughts are powerful. Proverbs 23:7 tells us “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” We need a foundation on which to build our thought life, and that foundation is God’s word. We must manage our thoughts. Ephesians 4:23 tells us to ‘be renewed in the spirit of our mind.’ A fitting analogy is that thoughts are like airplanes circling above, asking permission to land in our minds. It is super critical for us not to allow wrong thoughts to land in our minds. We have the awesome and life-change power to tell our minds what to think about! As our thoughts go, so we go. The good news is that thinking and dwelling on right thoughts is not difficult because God has given us a new mind. Our part is to reject the old mind that is prone to think in a wrong way, and embrace the new mind that God has given us. As we embrace our new mind, we are being renewed in the spirit of our mind. At the risk of sounding over-simplified, let us simply chose to think in a way that is pleasing to the Lord. Righteous thoughts lead to righteous acts-that’s what it’s all about. The Holy Spirit in us has at it’s disposal ‘divinely powerful’ weapons that always leads to triumph. There is no fortress so strong that the weapons of our warfare cannot defeat. We are spiritual beings engaged in spiritual warfare and God has equipped us to win.
Romans 8:5-6 “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.”
Blessings, Buddy
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,”
In chapter 10 of 2 Corinthians, Paul is establishing the fact that God had called him to proclaim the gospel to all, especially to the Jews. The authority that Paul had came from God. Today, we will look at just a couple of important truths found in this chapter. First, Paul emphasized that believers do not war according to the flesh; the battles we face are primarily spiritual battles. In our flesh, there are no weapons that can prevail in spiritual warfare. The Holy Spirit in us is divinely powerful, and He destroys fortresses; we battle in the power of the Spirit. There are many beliefs, opinions, philosophies, and views that oppose the kingdom of God. As believers, we must be engaged in destroying and opposing any ‘lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God.” A key spiritual battle ground is the mind. The enemy is constantly trying to get us to think in ways that are contrary to the gospel and to the ways of God. Obviously, our thoughts are powerful. Proverbs 23:7 tells us “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” We need a foundation on which to build our thought life, and that foundation is God’s word. We must manage our thoughts. Ephesians 4:23 tells us to ‘be renewed in the spirit of our mind.’ A fitting analogy is that thoughts are like airplanes circling above, asking permission to land in our minds. It is super critical for us not to allow wrong thoughts to land in our minds. We have the awesome and life-change power to tell our minds what to think about! As our thoughts go, so we go. The good news is that thinking and dwelling on right thoughts is not difficult because God has given us a new mind. Our part is to reject the old mind that is prone to think in a wrong way, and embrace the new mind that God has given us. As we embrace our new mind, we are being renewed in the spirit of our mind. At the risk of sounding over-simplified, let us simply chose to think in a way that is pleasing to the Lord. Righteous thoughts lead to righteous acts-that’s what it’s all about. The Holy Spirit in us has at it’s disposal ‘divinely powerful’ weapons that always leads to triumph. There is no fortress so strong that the weapons of our warfare cannot defeat. We are spiritual beings engaged in spiritual warfare and God has equipped us to win.
Romans 8:5-6 “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.”
Blessings, Buddy
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