God Thinking 54 - The Christian Conscience 8

"God wants a people that love Him and seek Him and adore Him and understand Him and follow Him.  And the more you seek God through simple faith and the more you turn from specialized belief systems, the better off you will be.

As much as I would like to believe that my church represents God’s truths with honor and integrity, we can make the same mistake as others if we take our eyes off of Jesus.

To make sure that you and I honor God, and that we don’t make the mistakes of the past and to make sure we don’t start to worship the organization, or trust in our heritage, we need to read the Word of God. 

As you read the Word of God, seeking the truths of God (without any motive other than to please God and to be built up in the faith), the importance of insignificant doctrines and special rules that apply only to a certain select few will become inconsequential. 

When you seek God through His Word, looking deep within for the purpose of being changed, the Word comes alive and brings light into whatever darkness still resides in your life.  And given enough time, God will replace every thought to His glory. 

2 Corinthians 10:4-5, “(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)  5.  Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”  That’s God thinking. 

Excerpt from God Thinking 54 - The Christian Conscience by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2012