Can you think of a day since God said, “Let there be light”, that the sun has not shined? Or can you think of a time since God set the stars and the planets in place, that the earth moved out of its orbit? Heck, let us get straight to the point, Can you think of anything that is stronger, more powerful or greater than God is. Go ahead think about it. I’ll wait…..take your time. Finished? Can’t think of anything?

Well, I’m willing to bet that we CAN AGREE that there is nothing stronger, more powerful, or greater than God is. Yet, there is one thing that God, Himself, has chosen not to override or over power and that something is YOU, or more specifically, YOUR WILL. This is a very, very, very important point, so let’s go slow here. The first step in getting God’s promises for you out of the Bible and into your life, is realizing who YOU ARE IN CHRIST and HOW POWERFUL YOU REALLY ARE – AT THIS VERY MOMENT IN TIME.

“God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our likeness, and let them have complete authority…” Genesis 1:26a [Amp]

“What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him? Yet You have made him but a little lower than God [or heavenly being beings], and You have crowned him with glory and honor. You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet:” Psalms 8:4 – 6 [Amp]

I (God) said, You are gods [since you judge on My behalf, as My representatives]; indeed, all of you are children of the Most High. Psalm 82:6 [Amp]

The Hebrew word for God in both of these Psalms is Elohiym (El-o-heem), God, Himself. It’s so, so, so very important that you get this; the order of authority is God, then man, and then the angels and Satan is a fallen angel. (Yes Adam did turn over the keys to the kingdom, the authority over to Satan, but if you ARE born again, this does NOT apply to you. We will address this in part 4) Satan is scared “spit less” of you getting this truth down inside of your heart.

See, Satan’s key tool, his most important means, his foremost device in keeping you down, in KEEPING YOU FROM LIVING THE ABUNDANT LIFE THAT JESUS DIED AND ROSE AGAIN FOR is deception. He uses deception to keep you spiritual blind of THE TRUTH that he is ALREADY UNDER YOUR FEET. (You need to realize that he’s fighting tooth and nail just to hang on.) And he’s most successful in using deception to trick you in using your God given authority AGAINST yourself, AGAINST God’s will, and AGAINST God’s desire for your life.

We live in a choice driven world. The most powerful thing you can or ever will do is to make choices; the better, the more God aligned the choice, the better, more joyful and satisfying the result. And there is only one way to make choices that will align with God, and that is by transforming AND renewing your mind.

“Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so the you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will for God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you]. Romans 12:2 [Amp]

This is actually a four-part command:

• 1. Don’t be like the world
• 2. Transform your mind = To change HOW you think
• 3. Renew your mind = To change WHAT you think or focus on
• 4. Prove it for yourself = Try it and the results will speak for themselves, both in your life and in God's will getting done through you

Meditate on this for now; we’ll get into the details of the “how to’s” of transforming your mind in part 4 of Choosing Jesus As LORD

Pastor Michael Larkins is the Author of “Victorious Nuggets – Transforming Self-Esteem into Christ-Esteem.

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