John
the Baptist started a revolution, and the Kingdom of God has been powerfully
progressing ever since (Matthew 11:12). We avidly grab hold of the Spirit of
God, and we all do our part in advancing God's Kingdom (Mathew 6:9-10).
The
wisest change any Christian can attain to is to develop a Heavenly mindset.
Authentic Believers are raised with Christ and seated with Him in Heavenly places
(Ephesians 2:6). As we focus our thoughts on God's Kingdom, we realize that we
are also hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:1-4).
We
determine in our soul and spirit to live in God's will for us. As we do, He
meets all of our needs through His glorious riches (Matthew 6:33; Isaiah 26:3).
Due to our fervor, Satan attempts to derail our efforts and to sidetrack our
commitment.
Satan
plants lies in our mind, interferes with our mission, causes bodily harm and
illnesses, discourages us and plagues us with His demons (Job). The only way to
deal with him is to draw closer to God and to resist the devil, and he has to
flee from us (James 4:7).
If
we focus our thoughts, words and deeds on God and His Kingdom, we have perfect
peace that dispels the negative emotions that we experience in this world
(Romans 8:5-6).
When
we feel anxiety rising in our soul, and we can find no peace or joy, it is
because our mind is on circumstances rather than on God (Philippians 4:8-9).
We
change this by centering our prayer life on God's will, rather than on earthly
issues (James 4:3), and by changing our thoughts (Philippians 4:8), as well as
our behavior to line up with His will.
We
can still pray for our needs, but we spend most of our time with our hearts set
on heavenly issues, on God and on His Kingdom (Matthew 6:9-10).
When
the realization of our true position in Christ (Ephesians 2:6), and that He
abides within us (Colossians 1:27) becomes a reality for us, we sincerely do
not care about earthly matters any longer. We are content in whatever situation
God allows us to experience.
Prayer:
Father
God, thank You for seating us in heavenly places through Christ in us, and for
securing us a place in Your Kingdom through His shed blood on Calvary's cross
(Ephesians 1:19-22). When Jesus returns to the earth, every knee in heaven, on
earth and even under the earth will bow to Him (Philippians 2:10-11). We look
forward to that day with great anticipation.
We
are so excited that Your Kingdom will fill the earth, and only righteousness
will dwell in the hearts of everyone living with us (1 Corinthians 15:24-26). We
are thrilled that each person will live in submission to Your will, and that we
will inherit Your Kingdom as co-heirs with Jesus (Romans 8:17). Remind us to
keep our mind centered on our resurrection in Christ, and that His resurrection
insures that we will live in Your Kingdom for eternity.
Thought
for the Day:
Since
we are raised with Christ to live a new life, we live in unity with God's
Trinity, as an example to the world around us, while we share the gospel of
Christ with everyone who will listen.
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Romans 6:4; Matthew 28:18-19; John 3:16-18
