Voices

I’ve always know this to be true but never realised the life-threatening power behind it until now; the renewing of the mind is an extremely powerful thing. In fact, it moulds our thinking without any efforts from our side. The mind receives the information and whilst processing, it shapes our perceptions on an array of topics. Ask yourselves have you changed your minds on anything that you were dead against in the past? You will soon realise the power behind the “renewing of the mind”. It’s not as if you woke up one day and your view has suddenly changed, it is a slow and steady process. The world, is fashioned by the greatest influencer of all, Hollywood reaches every corner of the globe. Do a study over the last century and it will soon become obvious how their voices have shaped the perceptions of the world. Do a study on gender preference in relation to power and relationships and see how their influence has affected the perceptions of individuals through time. Unswerving opposition to the voice of God. Sure, the internet and social media has played its part in forming the way we now think and make conscious decisions on. The Corona Virus hype started on news channels and social media. It was those visuals out of the east that prepared our minds, softened the blow if you like, that we too would soon be wearing masks. I say to the citizens of the world “do not be deceived” into thinking that your liberalism was sparked from your own genius. There are far greater forces at play…

 

As Christians we are also effected by those voices but we have an ace in the whole, praise the name of Jesus and we thank our Father for the written Word and the direction of the Holy Spirit in our lives, who always points us to the penned Word of God. Did you know that God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit are perfectly synced? It’s not as if they need to host a board meeting to decide what to do next, three persons but one God. Brilliance personified! I can’t wait to get to heaven when we will see the brilliance of our God and not through the "veil of the eyes of faith", what a day that will be and I’m telling you we are going to be blown away. But until that day arrives we need to keep fighting the good fight, bringing glory to our God.

 

Christian be encouraged - The Apostle Paul gives us insight on how we are to conduct ourselves; “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:1-2) – We must value what has been penned in the Bible as the final authority on every issue we face throughout our day, period! There can be no ifs and buts, and if you perception isn’t aligned to the voice of God then the voices of the world, has achieved their objective and influenced you. You don’t have to be gifted by God with a teaching ministry to understand blatant error, all you need is to be sealed by the Spirit of Promise. The Holy Spirit will guide you, always confirming the written Word. Nevertheless, thank God for His mercies and His patience with us, while we have breath we have hope, if we have erred from the truth we can once again realign our understanding as we feed on the WORD OF GOD. If and when anything in our understanding is not synced with the will of our Father, change is important. Do not be caught up with the hype of “it’s a different time” type of mentality, NO! God is the same yesterday, today and forever; “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) - We must learn this lesson well.

 

To my beloved sisters across the globe, the same tactic Satan used in the garden is once again being used, “did God actually say” and by the grace of God, I will not stand by like Adam and allow you to be deceived as Eve was. If you have been called, born again and been sealed with the Spirit of God then we are connected. Even if I’ve never met you we share the love of God, one for another and I don’t mind taking a kick in the teeth if it will keep you safe. Do not be swayed by the influences of today’s pressures, read the Bible and if you see something that doesn’t quite gel with the voices of today, stand firm, hold your ground, I understand the immense pressures our sisters are under brethren, we need to fervently be praying for them.

 

Much love in Christ, “The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.” 

 

Signing off

 

Tyrone