The pace of life today continues to quicken. Daily commutes, deadlines, e-mails, cell phones, text messages, computer games, iPods and headsets bombard us with information that can totally occupy our minds and thoughts.
Long ago, the prophet Daniel foresaw that, at the end of the age, “many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase” (Daniel 12:4).
Jesus also warned that “the cares of this world” could “choke the word” and cause many to miss out on the Kingdom of God (Matthew 13:22).
As a new year begins, it would be good to remember that one of the biggest challenges Christians face is the battle for what goes on in our minds—what we think about—which then determines our actions.
Solomon wrote, as a person “thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7).
David observed that a wicked person is proud, does not seek God and “God is in none of his thoughts” (Psalm 10:4). Yet, David was a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22) because he meditated on God’s law daily (Psalm 119:97).
In Psalm 23 we read that God allowed David to “lie down in green pastures… beside the still waters.” Such places are conducive to thinking and reflecting on the handiwork of God and on His plan and purpose for our lives.
If we want to grow and be prepared for the coming Kingdom of God, we need to take time to think and meditate on the word of God.
Read a Psalm every morning or a chapter in Proverbs every evening, and meditate on the subjects mentioned in Philippians 4:8.
We can develop the mind of God—if we think on these things!
