Preserving the Mind

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God]; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). “ 1 Thessalonians 5v23 (AMP)

Man is a spirit, he lives in a body and he has a soul. The spirit is the part of us that gets born again after we give our lives to Christ. The soul on the other hand, is the seat of our mind, emotions and will. Now, apart from the aspect of preservation that connotes protection from evil and harm, preservation could be to safeguard the purpose or the virtue of a thing. God will have our souls, and in essence our minds be preserved blameless till the coming of Christ. I have heard it argued that a lot of the battle we fight is actually of the mind. Yes, our spirits might be born again, but we have to do something with our soul, with our minds. Our minds are what we use to think, reason, argue, study, explore and make decisions – whether good or bad. For example Pharaoh made up his mind not to let the children of Israel go (Exodus 9v7); while Daniel made up his mind not to eat the king’s meat or drink his wine (Daniel 1v8). One’s mind can be cheerful, settled, calm, undisturbed, applied to instruction, understanding, peaceful or wayward, double-minded, deluded, evil-minded or crooked. Beloved, what is the state of your mind? Is it close to God or very far from Him? Isaiah 32v6 (AMP) says “For the fool speaks folly and his mind plans iniquity:…” However, perfect peace of mind is possible when you fix your mind on the Lord.

Supplementary Text

“You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.” Isaiah 26v3 (AMP)

Prayer

Father in heaven, we thank You for Your Word. You are the One who tests the heart and the mind. Father, please search me and see if there is any wicked way in me, and cleanse me. Heal any backsliding. I turn my mind back to You in Jesus name, amen.