All of Your Mind

Matthew 22:37

I listened to a sermon online that focused on the part of Matthew 22:37 that says "with all your mind".

It got the wheels turning in my little head. I had to ask myself if I did that. The harsh reality is that the answer is no.

The Bible warns believers to guard our hearts and our minds (Provers 4 20-27; Romans 12:2). I fell under great conviction.

Does it mean I am to meditate on God's Word day and night? Well, yes. We are told to hide it in our hearts (Psalm 119:11; Isaiah 26:3). We are to be very careful about what we let into our minds (Ephesian 6:17) because once it worms it's way into our hearts, our words can greatly affect our testimony (Luke 6:45) and eventully cause a falling away (Isaiah 29:13; Luke 15:7-9).

We are redeemed, Christ Jesus has imputed His righteousness to us, but we still have not shed our sinful nature. We have that constant battle with the flesh, lustful, greedy, angry, envious thoughts that crop up in our hearts and minds (Galatians 5:19-26). We must use every tool available to fend them off. One of the most useful resources that we are given is our brothers and sisters in Christ (Hebrews 10:23-25; Galatians 6:1-2).

Practice disciplining our minds (Philippians 4:8). The sciences are great for this. The more we learn about how the physical and natural world work and how vast and beautiful the universe is, the more in awe we stand before our Great and Glorious God and we bask in the wonder of all of it having been created through and for and being held together in Christ Jesus (Colossian 1:15-20).

God is AWSOME!