BRING EVERY THOUGHT INTO CAPTIVITY TO CHRIST

For the weapons of our warfare are not physical (weapons of flesh and blood), but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,

(Inasmuch as we) refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the (true) knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

          2 Corinthians 10:4-5

Our thoughts are what gets us into trouble quite often.

In Isaiah 55:8 the Lord says, For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways. No matter what you or I may think, God has written His thoughts down for us in His book called the Bible. We must choose to examine our thoughts in the light of the Word of God, always being willing to submit our thoughts to His thoughts, knowing that His are best.

This is exactly the point made in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5. Examine what is in your mind. If it does not agree with God’s thoughts (the Bible), then cast down your own thoughts and think on His.

People living in the vanity of their own mind not only destroy themselves, but far too often, they bring destruction to others around them.

Your mind is the battlefield!

It is on this ground of the mind that you will either win or lose the war that Satan has launched. It is my belief that you have benefited from this teaching and that the knowledge you acquired from it will assist you in casting down imaginations, and every high and lofty thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thoughts into captivity, into obedience to Jesus Christ. Amen?