Seeking Jesus First Apr. 1, 2025
There is a battle in the mind between conforming to the world and transforming into Christ. We are uniquely empowered and gifted through The Holy Spirit to win this battle.
“For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.” (Romans 8:6–7, NKJV)
The mind of the flesh is at war with the mind of God. The mind of the flesh is busy resisting the mind of Christ. The mind of the flesh creates a veil to hinder hearing and seeing the will and word of God. The mind of the flesh resists the transformation given to us through the mind of Christ.
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:1–2, NKJV)
However, we have been given the mind of Christ. “But we have the mind of Christ.” (1 Cor. 2:16) We will be transformed by the renewing of our mind. By receiving the mind of Christ, we receive transformation. “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” (2 Cor. 5:17)
Renewal means a complete change of the mind for the better.
Transformaton means to change into another physical form.
When we complete the change of our mind into the mind of Christ, a completed transformation into the new man takes place. In my experience, this is a process of communing with GOD through Holy Spirit and The Word. We commune and worship to stay full of Holy Spirit’s power. We study The Word of God to overcome the tests that we are confronted with in the world. We align our speaking to agree with Our Father in heaven and to cancel our agreements with the devil.
“and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.” (Ephesians 4:24, NKJV)
“and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,” (Colossians 3:10, NKJV)