"Thinking Differently"
The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, "Don't call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don't live in dread of what frightens them.Make the Lord of Heaven's Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear.
He is the one who should make you tremble. (Isaiah 8:11-13 NLT)
We are to think differently than everyone else does. This is God's instruction to Isaiah. Don't think like the other nations think. Don't be frightened by what they are frightened by. Don't be molded & shaped by what they are molded & shaped by. Be different. Be distinct. Be holy.
This is what it means to be God's people. Be different. We didn't come to Christ just so that we could be like the world. Jesus saved us to make us more like him, not to make us more worldly. The time for worldly living is over. The time for thinking like everyone else has passed. God has given us a new heart & a new mind. We are to fear him, trust him, delight in him, & obey him.
And yet, we have many people claiming Jesus who aren't different. We have many who are shaped by this world's thinking. We are morally, financially, relationally, & spiritually similarly to this world. This ought not be!! God's heart for us is to be different, to think differently. We must allow God to shape anew our thoughts & values. To allow God to reorder our priorities & passion. To allow God to shape our time & talents.
So, we need to think about our lives. What are we setting our minds on? What is the basis for our thinking? God or this world? Are we thinking differently?
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