temple of the mind

Romans 1: 18-20

18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

There is not excuse to deny the Lord. His presence is around us daily. His workings are evident to anyone who will take the time to look. However just like in the times of Paul, there is plenty of godlessness, and wickedness surrounding us. There are plenty of people today that would have you not only disregard the word of God, but have you believe that it in fact does not exist. They will tell you that it is a "fairytale" believe me, I hear it quite often. These are the forces that we must battle, as Paul reminds us in Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.


1 Corinthians 3: 16 reads “16Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? Our body is our first temple, it is our first line of offence, and defense. So often this passage is used to speak to health of the body. The most important area of our temple is our mind. This is where the battle starts, and where the battle is waged daily. What we allow into our mind can well define our outlook, and for some reason many people miss this point. While in a perfect world one would say, just fill your head with scriptures and all will be fine. I am quite aware that it will not happen that way for most people. We might be of Christ and our lives will continue on into eternity, but we have to live in this world every day, until that day comes. As a result we are assaulted daily with all sorts of temptation. We are bombarded with garbage from all sides.

I understand that no one is going to throw out the T.V. nor will they quit listening to the radio. They are not going to stop going out in public! What we have to do is recognize theses temptations, and empty promises for what they are, and not allow them in. I think one of my favorite sayings is “if you don’t like it, change the channel”…….BUT you have to change the channel, and that is the challenge.

We should question what we allow in to our temple. So I encourage all of us to start our day with the word of God. The truth is plain to see for all who search for it, but you have to look. It is the first thoughts of the morning that can drive the tempo of our day. Let those thoughts be filled with the truth that is Christ, lest the godlessness and wickedness have a chance to gain a foot hold.

Peace,
Rev. Thetford