Now that most people's exams are over, more ppl should be visiting this blog. Hence putting up something to bless everyone.
Since we were on the topic of Renewal of Our Minds today, here's an excerpt that really really blessed me, hope it's the same for you! Taken from Pastor's Joseph Prince's book, Destined to Reign:
Since we were on the topic of Renewal of Our Minds today, here's an excerpt that really really blessed me, hope it's the same for you! Taken from Pastor's Joseph Prince's book, Destined to Reign:
"Victory In Your Thought Life
Song of Songs 4:3b
"Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate."
"Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate."
In the Song of Solomon (Song of Songs), Solomon said,"Your temples... are like a piece of pomegranate." The temples are a reference to the head. The bible actually compares your head to a pomegranate (which is quite a funny picture). When you cut a pomegranate in half, you will find that it is filled with white seeds in a beautiful red liquid. When I was in Israel, I was told that the red liquid is very strong - if you get it on your shirt, the stain will be very difficult to remove.
Now, this is a very powerful picture for you to have if you want victory over your thought life. You may be struggling with temptations, lustful and angry thoughts, or thoughts of guilt and condemnation, but the Lord wants you to have victory over these battles in your mind. He wants you to picture your head like a pomegranate (!). The rich red liquid is a picture of the blood of Jesus Christ and the many seeds, your thoughts. The blood of Jesus is constantly washing and cleansing your thoughts. The temptation that you had in your head just now has already been washed away. Your thoughts are under a constant waterfall of cleansing and forgiveness.
When the bible declares in 1 John 1:7 that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin, the tense here in the Greek for the word "cleanses" denotes a present and continuous action. In other words, Jesus' blood "keeps continually cleansing". This means that the blood never ceases to cleanse your thoughts. Even right now, your thoughts of guilt and condemnation are being washed away. Angry and lustful thoughts are being washed away. All manner of temptation is being washed away! ...
You cannot stop your flesh and the devil from putting negative thoughts and temptations in your mind. But you can have victory over your thought life by seeing that all your thoughts are continually being cleansed by the blood of Jesus. His redemptive work is your victory over your thought life."
Amen! Truly, through the finished work of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, "we demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." - 2 Corinthians 10:5
God bless. And all the bestest for your results. They're already in the hands of God. :)
Now, this is a very powerful picture for you to have if you want victory over your thought life. You may be struggling with temptations, lustful and angry thoughts, or thoughts of guilt and condemnation, but the Lord wants you to have victory over these battles in your mind. He wants you to picture your head like a pomegranate (!). The rich red liquid is a picture of the blood of Jesus Christ and the many seeds, your thoughts. The blood of Jesus is constantly washing and cleansing your thoughts. The temptation that you had in your head just now has already been washed away. Your thoughts are under a constant waterfall of cleansing and forgiveness.
When the bible declares in 1 John 1:7 that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin, the tense here in the Greek for the word "cleanses" denotes a present and continuous action. In other words, Jesus' blood "keeps continually cleansing". This means that the blood never ceases to cleanse your thoughts. Even right now, your thoughts of guilt and condemnation are being washed away. Angry and lustful thoughts are being washed away. All manner of temptation is being washed away! ...
You cannot stop your flesh and the devil from putting negative thoughts and temptations in your mind. But you can have victory over your thought life by seeing that all your thoughts are continually being cleansed by the blood of Jesus. His redemptive work is your victory over your thought life."
Amen! Truly, through the finished work of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, "we demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." - 2 Corinthians 10:5
God bless. And all the bestest for your results. They're already in the hands of God. :)
❤ Dan
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