When we are immersed
into Christ our mind set is the most valuable asset we have. It can guide us
into a successful Christian walk or quickly lead us astray. Our mind should be
on the things that matter most. What are some of those things? We will get to
that in the weeks to come. Today we must first ask ourselves what was the mind
of Christ?
Christ had one purpose to
bring salvation to all mankind. He did this by delivering God’s grace and truth
to us. (John 1:17) God so loved the world that He sent His only Son. (John
3:16) This was not by accident. This was not a last-minute attempt to save man
out of desperation. It was planned and executed exactly as God planed it and
predestined it. (Eph. 1:9-11) When the Word became flesh and dwelt among us He
had only this purpose before Him. (John 1:14) The thing is that He was still
man. He experienced everything we do. (Heb. 4:15) He also learned obedience the
same way we do. (Heb. 5:8-9) What occupied His mind so extensively that He
could accomplish God’s will without sin or failure?
He lived and breathed the will of
God, His father. (John 6:38) He was about restoring God’s creation back to Him.
(Luke 19:20) For God’s will and desire is that all men come to the knowledge of
truth and are saved. (1 Tim. 2:4; John 3:16) Christ lived three hard years on
this earth for this mission. He did not do anything else. We can make a strong
assumption that He spent 30 years training for what was to come. (Luke
2:42,46-47, 49-50, 52; Luke 4:16-20) There is not a finite place in my mind
that tells me Christ was not fixated on what God’s will was and what He must do
to accomplish it.
For three years Jesus, did nothing
but feast on the will of God. We know that it was His food. (John 4:34) We know
that He also was nourished by the word of God. (Matt. 4:4) Jesus Christ’s drink
came from the promise of God for everlasting life. (John 4:13-14) We know His
rest and rejuvenation was in prayer. (Luke 5:16; Mark 14:32-40) Jesus spent all
day teaching God’s commands to all who would lend an ear. (Luke 22:37-38)
Christ understood that what he was teaching meant eternal life for all whom
believed. (John 12:48-50) This was His daily schedule. He only ate and slept
when He had the opportunity. (Luke 8:22-23; Matt. 12:1; Luke 10:38-42) Jesus’
life was spent living and breathing the will of God. There was not a day or a
moment that went by where His mind was not occupied with the will of God.
His mind set was that being in the
form of God He would lower Himself to the lowest possible place and then die
for the purpose of saving our souls. (Phil. 2:5-11) He did this because this
was the will of God. Jesus did not hesitate to do what God asked Him. He lived
for it. He died for it. He rose for it. So, will you and I if we live the way
He did. Although we must walk as he walked, if we say we abide in Him, we
cannot accomplish it without His mind set. For His walk was driven by the mind
set of accomplishing God’s will. Do you have this same mind set? Are you
striving to be encapsulated by the will of God? Is your sole purpose for living
to accomplish the will of God and please God? Is your mind engulfed by the will
of God?
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