And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Rom 12:2
When we accept Christ and receive the Holy Spirit, our spirits are born again by the Spirit, but our mind is still our mind, old and corrupted. That’s why the Apostle Paul said we must transform by renewing our mind. The best way to do that is to meditate on the Living Word of God.
The Bible says we have been crucified with Christ and rose again. We are dead to sin and living to God. The Bible says that we ask and shall receive. The Bible says that we lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. When the biblical truth seems to contradict our every day experiences, what we should do is not to invent some creative theology to explain the phenomenon. For too long have the Church been living on theology invented by disappointment instead of the Word of God.
But rather, we must keep believing according what the Bible says and means. Such faith will allow the truth to manifest in the physical world gloriously. We can gain such faith which is based not on sight by on the Word, by meditating the Word for however long it takes, for faith comes by hearing the Word of God.
Sometimes the Holy Spirit would highlight some scriptures in my mind and give me revelations about them. I believe the correct way to respond is first give thanks to Him because this is so precious (I must remind you and myself about this although this sounds trivial). And then, we should meditate on the scriptures and the revelations until it becomes our first nature. We feed ourselves with the flesh and blood of Jesus. He in me and I in Him. We digest and absorb the truth until it becomes an integral part of our being. This will allow us to actually do the Word, not by sheer fleshly or soulish will but by completely transformed from the inside out.
Love
Mike
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