STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

12/30/2018 ~ Thoughts

⚇   ThoughtsAM.mp3 (36m 05s)   Thoughts.pptx Darkness holds the despair of loss. Thoughts merge in the ocean of time where hearts unfold. ... with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. ... ~ 1st Chronicles 28:9 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? ... ~ 1st Corinthians 2:11-12 "... My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." ~ Isaiah 55:8-9 O LORD, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep. ~ Psalms 92:5 ... thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; ... ~ Psalms 139:17-18 ... Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; ... ~ Psalms 40:5 Commit your works to the LORD, And your thoughts will be established. ~ Proverbs 16:3 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; ... ~ Proverbs 3:5 "I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings." ~ Jeremiah 17:10 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. ~ Jeremiah 29:11 ... the word of God ... is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. ~ Hebrews 4:12 ... do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good ... ~ Romans 12:1-2 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts. ~ Psalms 10:4 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, But the words of the pure are pleasant. ~ Proverbs 15:26 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; ... ~ Isaiah 55:7 ... live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of Spirit. ... ~ Romans 8:5-6 Choices of thought govern How He finds us     Carnally minded = Death     Spiritually Minded = Life "... For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." ~ Luke 6:45 ... "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, ..." ~ Mark 7:20-23 Consuming Sin ● Evil thoughts ● Adulteries ● Fornications ● Murders ● Thefts ● Covetousness ● Wickedness ● Deceit ● Lewdness ● An evil eye ● Blasphemy ● Pride ● Foolishness ... truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man ... ~ Ephesians 4:20-24 His Word instructs us to achieve the best thoughts    Truth is in Jesus:      ● Put off your former conduct          ⮡  The old man in deceitful lusts      ● Be renewed in the spirit          ⮡  Of your mind      ● Put on the new man          ⮡  Created according to God               ⮡  In true righteousness and holiness    ... written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing ... ~ Romans 2:13-15 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. ~ 2nd Timothy 1:7 ... seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. ~ Colossians 3:1-2 ... bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 10:4-6 "... Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?" ~ Matthew 6:25 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; ... ~ Philippians 4:6-7 ... humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares ... ~ 1st Peter 5:6-7 ... of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; ... ~ 1st Peter 1:13 ... whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things. ~ Philippians 4:8 Meditations of Heart declare character    Whatever things are:        → True        → Noble        → Just        → Pure        → Lovely        → Of Good Report        → Any Virtue        → Anything Praiseworthy    With eyes wide open one can never know the whole glory of God. In exalting our own thoughts above His drives all the miseries that have come from countless centuries before. Unknowingly and or knowingly, many have fallen to the chasm of self-exultation where condemnation of others plagues the peace of heart intended for creation by God. As a universal example of what can happen in the absence of acknowledging His giving presence, earth displays across the cosmos exposing the detrimental consequences. An open heart undeniably finds God ● God can be found if one seeks Him ● Man is isolated by the spirit given of God ● God’s thoughts are higher than we can know ● Committing to God establishes one’s thoughts ● Trust in God and not one’s own understanding ● God tests the minds of all examining hearts ● God’s Word discerns thoughts and intents of heart ● If the wicked turns, He will abundantly pardon ● The abundance of the heart speaks one’s mind ● Truth is in Jesus to put off one’s former conduct ● Bring every thought into captivity in Christ ● Prayer guards one’s heart and mind through Christ ● Cast all your cares upon God’s care - seek above The sawing of time cuts to the core of being. Darkness renders an empty cavity.