Insight #32

FIGHT III: THE MIND OF CHRIST

This week we’ll continue our study on fighting as a Christian by looking at a very important tool God has made available to us all as Christians which is the “mind of Christ”. Let’s take a look at I Corinthians 2:9-16.

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. ( KJV)

From the above scripture, we can see that as Christians, we have received the spirit of God which reveals to us the things that are freely given by God to us. Note that in verse 14, the bible says that “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” This tells us that there are some things God has prepared for those that love him (verse 9) which only those who are spiritually discerning can know about talk less of get them.

Now, the ‘main point’ is God has prepared some special things for those love him, which essentially refers to all Christians but it says that only the spiritually discerned can know these things to their full extent. The devil knows this and would do everything possible to make sure that you don’t get to this place of spiritual discernment and this is why you must fight extra hard to reach the level of spiritual discernment in your spiritual walk.

Before I go further, you should know that spiritual discernment means the ability to understand something that isn’t obvious. How? Well it is not with your physical mind that you carry out the “discernment” we’ve been talking about. It’s with something way, way higher which is “THE MIND OF CHRIST” refer to the scripture we studied at the beginning, verse 16b says, ‘But we have the mind of Christ.’

What do we mean by the mind of Christ? The mind of Christ refers to a renewed and transformed mind which has been spiritually aligned after Jesus’ mind, enabling you to think and behave just like Christ. Can you see the beauty of this? Not only does having the mind of Christ enable us to know to the full extent those things God has in store for us, but it also grants us the ability to understand any aspect of our academics because nothing can ever be too difficult for the mind of Christ. Also when you have the mind of Christ, you succeed in everything you do, you can never be a failure, and you won’t lag behind spiritually.

As one who has the mind of Christ, you are different from everyone else and you must behave as such. As usual, you know the devil won’t take this lying down. He will fight you tooth and nail and you must resist him as hard as you can. He would seek to use all sorts of temptations to lure you from the advantageous position you have by using lust, money frivolous distractions and other worldly things…even your own temper to get you to lose the mind of Christ.

Join us next week, as we look at how to guard the mind of Christ in you and avoid contamination from the world and the devil’s distraction. Confess the following over yourself this week.

· Because I have the mind of Christ, There’s nothing I can’t understand, learn, master or excel in. I excel in all my academics and endeavours in Jesus name.

· Because I have the mind of Christ, whatever I get involved in prospers and the will of God concerning my life is being revealed to me in Jesus name.

GOD BLESS YOU.