April 18, 2021 MIND SET
Romans 8:6, 9-11, 13 “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,” “However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you.” “for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
It is a matter of life and death; not physical death, but spiritual death-and spiritual death is about as dreadful as physical death. In the New Testament, we often see the word ‘flesh;’ there are times when it is referring to a physical body, but in other cases like in the verses above, it is referring to that part of us that is totally self- centered, totally opposed to anything to do with God. The trouble with the mind that is set on the flesh is that it alienates one from the only life that satisfies our deepest longings-the life of God. In our culture, it is the norm to go about doing the things that make us happy-even often at the expense of others. The subtle thing is that having our mind set on the flesh does not necessarily look grotesque, but can look pretty good and pretty normal-we know how to ‘white-wash’ this mind set. But any way you look at it, the mind set on flesh robs us of the very life that God has for us. Even believers may, perhaps unaware, have their mind set on the flesh instead of the Spirit. Each of us, as believers, have the remnant of the old man, the flesh, and we have the new man that we are in Christ Jesus, and we have living in us the Holy Spirit who is desiring to reveal to us who we are as new creations. Our old man has been crucified –but we must recon it so. In the verses above we read “for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die.” This is not referring to a physical death, but a death to self-the flesh. The promise is that by putting to death the deeds of the body (flesh), we will live! Another awesome promise is that the Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead will give life to our mortal bodies! Having our mind set on the Spirit even benefits our mortal bodies. Our mind-set is more important than we even know; we cannot afford to take it lightly. The mind set on the flesh is death-BUT the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. Who does not want life and peace? Let us learn how, let us be disciplined, and let us make the conscience choice to habitually set our mind on the Spirit-on God. Throughout the day, we must take dominion over our mind and set it on the things of the Lord-and LIVE!
Romans 8:1-2, 14-15 “There is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.” “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
Blessings,
Buddy
April 18, 2021 MIND SET
Romans 8:6, 9-11, 13 “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,” “However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you.” “for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
It is a matter of life and death; not physical death, but spiritual death-and spiritual death is about as dreadful as physical death. In the New Testament, we often see the word ‘flesh;’ there are times when it is referring to a physical body, but in other cases like in the verses above, it is referring to that part of us that is totally self- centered, totally opposed to anything to do with God. The trouble with the mind that is set on the flesh is that it alienates one from the only life that satisfies our deepest longings-the life of God. In our culture, it is the norm to go about doing the things that make us happy-even often at the expense of others. The subtle thing is that having our mind set on the flesh does not necessarily look grotesque, but can look pretty good and pretty normal-we know how to ‘white-wash’ this mind set. But any way you look at it, the mind set on flesh robs us of the very life that God has for us. Even believers may, perhaps unaware, have their mind set on the flesh instead of the Spirit. Each of us, as believers, have the remnant of the old man, the flesh, and we have the new man that we are in Christ Jesus, and we have living in us the Holy Spirit who is desiring to reveal to us who we are as new creations. Our old man has been crucified –but we must recon it so. In the verses above we read “for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die.” This is not referring to a physical death, but a death to self-the flesh. The promise is that by putting to death the deeds of the body (flesh), we will live! Another awesome promise is that the Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead will give life to our mortal bodies! Having our mind set on the Spirit even benefits our mortal bodies. Our mind-set is more important than we even know; we cannot afford to take it lightly. The mind set on the flesh is death-BUT the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. Who does not want life and peace? Let us learn how, let us be disciplined, and let us make the conscience choice to habitually set our mind on the Spirit-on God. Throughout the day, we must take dominion over our mind and set it on the things of the Lord-and LIVE!
Romans 8:1-2, 14-15 “There is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.” “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
Blessings,
Buddy
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