BE RENEWED IN YOUR MIND

Bible Texts: Bible Texts: Eph.4:22-29, Jos.1:8, Matt.12:34, Rom.5:5, Jn.14:26, Philp.4:8, Philp.2:5, Rom.12:2, Ps.1:1, Acts 2:1-4, Lk.18:1, Mk.9:23, Gal.4:19, Philp.2:13, Col.3:16

The first place the work of becoming the good and godly husbandman starts from is the mind because as a man thinks in his heart so he is. Jesus Christ says that it is what comes out of your mind that defiles a man and it is the product of what is in the mind. This is why the husbandman must continually renew his mind so that he can please God in his thoughts, words and actions.

Let us consider this Scripture from Ephesians chapter 4.

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind (Eph.4:23)

The word of God says that be ye renewed in the spirit of your mind because the spirit of your mind controls the conduct of your life. The change you want to see in your life, conversation and attitude as God desires for you as the good and godly man, husband and father, begins in your mind. This is why you must be careful what you feed your mind with because it influences how you live on the outside (Matt.12:34).

But since my spirit man does not eat physical food like rice, beans or yam, what food do I feed it with to grow and be renewed so that it can influence my life unto goodness and godliness?

The answer is found in Romans chapter 12.

And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Rom.12:2)

The Scripture says you feed and renew your spirit man with the word of God. This means that what your spirit man needs to be renewed and to keep growing to become better on a continuous basis is the word of God (Jos.1:8, Ps.1:1-2, Col.3:16, 2Tim.2:15). The word of God is the Spirit of God (Ezk.2:2). As you take in the word of God into your spirit man intentionally and consistently, it will greatly transform your conversations, reactions, responses, relationships, your physical body, your soul, your appetite, management of your finances, power, position and authority. This is how powerful the word of God is.

Having engaged the word of God daily to renew your spirit man, you must also engage the Person of the Holy Spirit to firmly impress the word in your heart so that the knowledge of the truth will not be stolen by satan, sin and the world (Jn.10:10, Jn.14:26, Rom.5:5). You must also engage the weapons of prayer and fasting to ensure that the word of God becomes a reality in your life through the empowerment of the Holy Ghost (Mk.9:29, Acts 2:1-4, Gal.4:19, Philp.2:13)

The peace, joy, growth, maturity and progress you want to experience in your life as the good and godly man, husband and father is in the quality of the life of your spirit man which is renewed by the word of God, prayer and fasting. And as you renew the spirit of your mind, it will transform your life and you will be like Jesus Christ in all things.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, in the Name of Jesus, open my eyes to see and my ears to hear the areas where I need to make necessary changes.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, show me the way to go by Your word.
• Father, in the name of Jesus, empower me to renew my mind with Your word and make me do all that Your word commands.

FAITH CONFESSION

I renew the spirit of my mind by the word of God because that is what transforms my life to be fit for purpose as the good and godly man, husband and father in Jesus name. Amen.

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