Mind of God

Imagine if we could see into the future and how that would change our lives. The only problem we would have with that ability is our selfishness would dominate. Sadly our sinful natures takes care that. We would be looking to extract whatever we could to be better off and sadly, we wouldn’t have the will of God in the forefront of our minds. Sin has tainted our abilities to rule righteously. Power is the last rung on the ladder of success. It would appear that this is also the hardiest of lessons for us to embrace. A generation ago, I would have singled out men. But in today’s society there is very little difference when it comes to the power struggle, even across genders. Jesus laid down his power to save the sinner. The Man with the ability to look into the future. The same man that had the power to summoned angels to rescue him but rather chose to die a humiliating death. No wonder he teaches us this very valuable lesson; “But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” (Mark 10:31) - He has been elevated to the right hand of God. He lost it all and has now reap his reward. There will be others who procure exponential rewards because of their obedience to God’s voice. Their sacrifice will be worth it all, what about us? Where will we end up in eternity?

So let me ask you again, imagine we could see into the future? We can’t but God can and has already set out His plans. What we need to grasp with both hands is that God is in control, He is righteous and what he has set in motion will come to pass. These are the facts and regardless of the thwarted attempts to cause disruption God always has the last word. Do you believe this? If not what I then have to say will pass you by.

However if you believe what I am saying to be accurate then we need to be sure we hear the voice of God in our lives. We need to listen out for it. How? It is rather simple and there is no mysticism to it. “As our words explain our minds to others, so was the Son of God sent in order to reveal his Father’s mind to the world.” (Matthew Henry) – In the exact same manner as I now pen my words for you to read, so too has the Bible been written for us to tap into the mind of God.

Before Christ walked the earth and accomplished the impossible, that which mankind was unable to achieve, a life of sinless perfection. God spoke to us in a different way. He used miracles and the prophets where the vessels used to declare God’s heart to His people. ​“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.”  (Hebrews 1: 1-2)

There should be no greater quest in our lives than hearing the voice of God. What would the ultimate goal would be? “The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.” (Revelation 21: 7) – Wow! If that certainty doesn’t blow you away, something is off, we need to revisit out walks with the Lord. We should all be searching out God’s grace on a daily basis to appreciate the quest we are on.  Although we are now sons of God by grace through faith, there is a day coming when we will receive our glorified bodies, a body capable of traveling between the seen and the unseen worlds with a capacity to stand in the presents of God. Breaching that impenetrable barrier of light, which God set up in the beginning, a barricade separating the natural from the spiritual with sin playing its part in that calculation.

Are we convinced that heaven will be our home? If so, let the way we live begin to prove that. We must live in the Spirit and the things that lure us into or carnal existence will begin fade. We need to be opened faced, honest about our weaknesses so that we can find grace to please our heavenly Father.

Signing off

Tyrone