The Battlefield of the Mind

Tuesday, May 10 The Battlefield of the Mind For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 2 Corinthians 10:3 Recommended Reading Romans 7:23-25 The American Heritage Dictionary defines battleground as "an area where a battle is fought; a sphere of contention." But the pictures in the daily news make us think otherwise--that battlegrounds are places where guns are fired, bombs are dropped, people are physically killed and wounded, and landscapes are destroyed. The danger is that, if we look around us and don't see those things happening, we think we are not living in a battlefield. But nothing could be further from the truth. Paul wrote to the Corinthians that our battle is not like the world's battles. Rather, it is a battle of ideas, fought on the battlefield of the mind. Our enemy's strategy is to tempt us to deny God's truth and deceive and discourage God's people so they lose faith and hope in the goodness and providence of God. Yes, Satan stirs up physical wars between nations and peoples, but even those wars begin with ideas. Follow Paul's admonition to take every thought captive, submissive to the will of God in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 10:5). Thoughts must be tested by the Word of God. How sad our state by nature is! Our sin how deep it stains! And Satan binds our captive minds fast in his slavish chains. Isaac Watts Read-Thru-the-Bible 2 Chronicles 29:1-31:21 View Email Online Forward to a Friend Unsubscribe Email Preferences Privacy Policy Donate Now TURNING POINT WITH DR. DAVID JEREMIAH PO Box 3838, San Diego, CA 92163 www.DavidJeremiah.org To ensure that you continue to receive emails from Turning Point, please add info@davidjeremiah.org to your address book. Do not use your "This is Spam" or "Report Spam" buttons, as this action will not unsubscribe you. To remove yourself from all Turning Point email lists, please click the unsubscribe link. Turning Point's mission is to deliver the unchanging Word of God to an ever-changing world. Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah Copyright 2011