Make Up Your Mind - by Toni Babcock
Whose mind do we allow ourselves to be led about by? Our own mind, or the mind of Christ? The Bible gives a very clear directive: "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross," (Philippians 2:5-8 KJV).
Here is a great thing about the mind of Christ: Jesus never displayed a double-mind about himself. He never moped around in life expecting others to fill in the gaps of a faltering faith. No, Jesus spoke plainly about who he was with all the confidence and assurance of a man who made no apologies that He was the Son of the Living God.
If we have believed on Jesus Christ as our Lord and our Savior, we don't have to apologize for ourselves either. This doesn't mean we live out our faith ostentatiously. It means we live out our faith in a quiet and humble assurance, expecting that Jesus keeps his promises, and wants to use us in amazing ways.
Lord, help every child of God carry the demeanor of a child of God, fully expecting you to do great things through faith in Jesus Christ according to your Word.
Toni Babcock is the author of The Stone Writer, Christian Fiction for Young Readers and Teens. Contact |
