I’ve spent decades in secular education at all levels but there’s a verse in the Bible that arrested me this morning:
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.(2 Cor. 10:5 NIV).
In other words, all of our education, all of our knowledge, all of our long-held beliefs, all of our pride and arrogance in what we believe is truth, all the beliefs that automatically put us into bondage MUST be brought under the obedience of Christ. We must test everything that we learn and believe against the true knowledge of God.
You may believe you have already found the truth but I implore you above everything else, allow your beliefs, ideas and attitudes to be brought into captivity in Christ. Test every idea, argument and long-held belief through the lens of Jesus.
As the world looks on at images and models of a helpless baby in a crib, it is to those who see beyond the present, who allow their minds to be so captivated by their Saviour, who give Him everything they have, that Christ calls His own. Let your minds dwell on a Jesus that you would give your life to.
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me (Gal. 2:20 NIV).
We have a wonderful Saviour who came to set us free from man-made reasoning, oppression, sin and spiritual darkness and I commend you to go forward in 2025 with renewed purpose and vigour.
Worship Him!
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