MENS DEVOTIONAL
April 22, 2010
Here is your Scripture of the Week:
Ephesians 4:23 - And be renewed in the spirit of your mind.....

Last week we spoke of training to be godly.  That training I believe begins with how we think.  We all know that there are ingrained thought processes that we have had since our early years that if we thought about them are not of God.  But we rely on the excuse that this is the way "I was taught".  And so we come to faith in Jesus Christ and our heart is changed but our thinking remains the same.  We think the same old way about money,about women, and about life in general.  But God has called us to "renovate" the way we think.  That renovation begins as we learn the truths of God's word.  It happens as God reveals things in our lives that are not of Him.  Now here is the question: Once those things start to be revealed to us, do we change our minds and conform to God's way or maintain my own way of doing things?  I guess I believe that a relationship with Jesus Christ changes not only my heart but also my head.  How much better would things be for us if we thought the way the Lord thought about things?  How much less drama would I have if my mind was disciplined to think more like the Word of God tells me to?  I admit that it is not an easy process.  But I also must tell you that when I have thought & done things God's way it has never turned out bad for me.  So do you want to be disciplined in your life?  It will begin with how you think.  A Bible professor once told me "orthodoxy brings orthoproxy".  In other words change how you think and it will automatically change how you act.  The Lord's way is NEVER wrong....Can we say the same about our old way of thinking?

From one working on the "penthouse of his mind",
Min. Raymond Cook

Prayer Emphasis: Pray for yourself to begin to think biblically.
Ambassadors for Christ Men's Ministry

Left to right:
Bro. Ben Richardson
Bro. Gary Miller
Min. Raymond Cook