The Mind of Christ

Daily Reading

Deuteronomy 32-34
1Corinthians 2

Scripture

¹¹ No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. ¹² And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. (1Cor 2:11-12)

But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ. (1Cor 2:16b)

Observation

When we invite Jesus to become the master of our lives, he enters our mind.  It’s a willing possession.  Two minds become one.  That is one reason why the symbolism of marriage is used so often when referring to Jesus and the church.  We don’t loose our own thoughts, motives, willpower, strength etc, we allow Jesus’ mind to become one with ours and those human qualities change to look more like God.  The process of doing this can be long and drawn out with pain and agony, or it can be an immediate transformation.  If I were to (oh God forbid!) meld my mind with James in the same way, I would probably push his ideas way to the back of my mind quite often.  In a perfect meld, James would say, “Yes dear, you don’t have to listen, I’ll just sit quietly in the back.  Let me know when you want me.”  Well, as silly as this  seems, it’s exactly what Jesus does when he “comes into our lives”.  He is only there as much as we want him to be.  He doesn’t force his way into our mind, but OH what an awesome thing to have that meld complete!  To have the mind of Christ!  Our growth as a follower of Christ is this process of melding the two minds.  The mind looks less and less like us and more and more like Christ as we allow the process to unfold.

Application

The more and more time I spend with Jesus, the more this melding process can take place.  So, yes, I need to work on certain faults in my life, but to focus on these faults is to focus on MY mind.  To acknowledge these faults and then focus on Jesus will make those changes quicker and less painful.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, I invite you to take over my mind.  Please help me to become less and less.  Don’t let me get in the way of the changes you need to make in my life.  I also want it to be as painless as possible, please.