Guard Your Thoughts Diligently

Happy Weekend everyone,

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 says,

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. ₄ For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, ₅ casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, ₆ and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”

If you think becoming born again is all fun and games, think again. YOU ARE IN A SPIRITUAL WARFARE! You just realised it when you became born again. The devil HATES mankind but HATES Sons and Daughters of God even more. Even though the devil has lost his powers, he is still a mastermind when it comes to deceit, and this is how he has been operating since Jesus took his powers from him. And what does he use? Our thoughts!

The weapons of our warfare which we received from Jesus is mighty in God for pulling down every stronghold, and this weapon is Jesus the Word of God, and this is what the devil doesn’t want us to know.

The moment something strange happens around us, if you’ve noticed, the devil quickly puts thoughts in our mind which is not in line with what Jesus has made us become in Him. The thoughts appear normal, but it isn’t because the world is very corrupt, so we think corrupt thoughts as normal. Why would you think of sickness or disease, or why would you think of poverty or death, anything different from who Christ Jesus says you are?

Colossians 1:13 says, “He [Jesus] has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, ₁₄ in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.” Numbers 23:19 says, “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” Then how come the devil still attacks us, particularly Sons and Daughters of God? It is because we give him the power to attack us through our thoughts.

We are to immediately bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ Jesus, through praise and worship, confession, and the meditation of the Word of God, rebuking the thought using the Word of God. Do not for a microsecond allow the thought to get into your mind and remain there. This is how the devil makes and create what doesn’t exist, and remember the devil is the father of lies, everything he says is a lie. It appears simple, but it isn’t, it is a battle. You must be vast in the scriptures, particularly on the finished works of Jesus, Who is the gift we have received through grace.

Jesus said those who hear His words and do them will stand firm when the devil attacks, which means we have to be focused on the Word of God and allow the Holy Spirit to lead us. Guard your thoughts with the Word of God because the devil is very crafty.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)