July 06, 2016: SOAP #2407: Hosea 6-9; Hebrews 3

Scripture: Hebrews (NIV) 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.

Observation: The Bible does not tell us how to feel, but often tells us how to think. The battle is often in our mind. We are to fix our thoughts on Jesus. We are to “consider attentively” Jesus.

Application:  I am not to try to think about Jesus, I am commanded to think about Jesus. I am to make a choice to think about Jesus. 1Peter 1:13 tells me to prepare my mind for action. Instead of letting circumstances crowd Jesus out of my thinking, I want my mind to be filled with an awareness of His Presence and what He would do in my current circumstances.

Prayer:   Holy Spirit, keep reminding me today of how I am to be thinking. Guide me in taking proper steps to only think thoughts that would please you. You dwell in my heart and with my thoughts. Forgive me for allowing thoughts that make you uncomfortable. Amen

Pastor Leon
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