Renewing Our Minds,pt2

'We take every thought captive' (2 Cor 10:5). In regards to the active intensity of controlling our thoughts, Spurgeon remarked, "Monarchs of old, such as the kings of Assyria and Babylon, when they subdued a country, removed the people to a distance away from their old haunts to find new homes. When the Lord captivates the thoughts of our mind, he leads them away, conducting them to another reason altogether. The thoughts of the mind he guides into the spiritual realm, wherein they delight in the Lord and bow themselves before Him. The person who, being made conscious of sin, believes in Jesus Christ and submits all the thoughts of his judgment and understanding to the obedience of Christ. Before He called evil good and good evil, he substituted darkness for light and light for darkness, he substituted bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter (Isa 5:20)--but now, when he is in difficulty about a moral question, he asks his Lord. Now, if pleasure tempts him, he judges whether it is sweet to his Lord. If a certain doctrine is stated, he weighs it not in the balances of his own thoughts, much less in the scales of popular opinion, but asks, 'What did my Master say? What would the Lord Jesus think of this?' He suspends his own judgement for his Master's judgment. His powers of meditation and consideration keep within the circle of truth and holiness, finding green pastures there. Even when thinking about common things, matters that have to do with affairs of this world, he seeks to serve the Lord, for he knows that 'every thought,' not some thoughts, is to be humbled into the obedience of Christ." So what about you, friend? Are you looking for some tools to help you bring your thoughts captive to Christ, be they anger, anxiety, lust, or fear? Join us for part 2 of our midweek Bible study at 6:00 Wednesday as we look again at "Renewing Our Minds."