- Is your heart guarded this morning or is it wide open, to let anything in.
- You need to protect it.
- And not just a little, but make it the most important.
- It says, "with all vigilance" and "above all that you guard"!"
- Proverbs 23:7 says, For as he (a person) thinks in his heart, so is he."
- Your thought life determines the direction of your life.
- If you allow negative and fear filled thoughts to dominate you, then you will become a negative and fear filled person.
- If you allow doubts to fill your mind, you will always be filled with doubt, always questioning and unable to trust.
- If you allow confusion to fill your mind, then you will always be confused and unable to make a decision.
- If you allow yourself to dwell on how you failed, then you will become a failure.
- Today, let His thoughts become your thoughts.
- Let Jesus Redeem your thoughts.
- To Redeem means to "Regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment."
- Well the payment has already been made by Jesus' death on the the cross.
- His blood was shed and His body was beaten in order to "pay in full" the price required.
- But when He rose from the grave and conquered death, He regained possession of your thoughts and your life if you allow Him to.
- There is nothing you need to do except accept the complete work that He has done.
- Today, take back what has been stolen from you by allowing Christ to Redeem your thoughts!
- You will never live right until you think right!
- You are not a failure, you are forgiven.
- Ephesians 1:7 says, "that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His son and forgave our sins."
- You don't have to live under a weight of guilt and shame...
- Romans 8:1 says, "So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus."
- Get rid of that condemnation and guilt - It's paid for!
- And not just that, but Romans 8:2 goes on to say, "And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.”
- Think on that!
- You are completely free from the power of sin!
- Today, make the decision to think the Thoughts that Jesus wants you to think.
- Tell your Enemy, the devil that he has no place in your thoughts!
- Kick Him out!
- It's Time to think new and live new!
- Dwell on the thoughts that He paid such a high price for you to think and dwell on.
- You are a new creature in Christ. (2 Cor.5:17)
- You Can do all things through Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:13)
- You are an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. (Rev. 12:11)
- You are more than a conqueror through Him who loves you. (Rom. 8:37)
- You are the light of the world. (Matt. 5:14)
- If you allow faith, Hope and Live to fill your mind, then guess what? You will become a faith filled, hope filled, Loving person!
- Determine this morning what you want.
- What do you want flowing out?
- Then determine what you will fill your mind with.
- God bless you, have a great Monday!