I appeal to you therefore, brothers
and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living
sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not
be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds,
so that you may discern what is the will of God – what is good and acceptable
and perfect.
For by the grace given to me I say to
everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think,
but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that
God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and not all the
members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ,
and individually we are members, one of another. We have gifts that differ
according to the grace given to us: prophesy, in proportion to faith; ministry,
in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the
giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in
cheerfulness.
We have been told to use or brains or
lose our brains. We do have the power to keep our brains fit and working.
Exercise your body, mind, and spirit. Go to the limits. Stretch. Seek God’s
help. Ask the Spirit within you to guide you. Practice doing things you would
not ordinarily do. Take a walk. Exercise. Learn to dance. As followers of Jesus
Christ we should always keep our minds open. Even the most valuable spiritual
disciplines of Bible reading and prayer can become so habitual that our minds
are not fully engaged. To avoid slipping into a spiritual rut, do something
different. Add a scripture memory time to your daily devotional. It is a mental
effort designed to produce spiritual change. It is more than a brain game to
memorize and meditate on the powerful Word of God.
Let God’s Word
fill your memory, rule your heart, and guide your feet.
Our Daily
Bread – March 15, 2006