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Salvation Is the Result of My Thoughts
(Jer6:19; Rm8:5-7)

God is He who watches (1Ch28:9).
He perceives every thought (Ps139:2) and
He lets one do what he thinks (Jn13:2, 27).
 
Faith is acknowledging this and
The life of this faith is deeply thinking only Yeshua, what He did, and what He said (Jn14:26; He3:1).
 
Man is a thinking animal.
A businessman thinks of money, a politician power, a firefighter fire, a police officer criminals,
A thief one job, a student studies, a prisoner escape,
A pregnant woman smooth delivery, a bride her groom etc,
For man’s life is the result of his thoughts.
 
The Bible is the book that reminds of God, the works of God and the word of God (Rm15:15).
In Noah’s time, all mankind was wiped away by a deluge for
Every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time (Ge6:5-7),
For in all their thoughts there is no room for God (Ps10:4; 1Co3:20).
 
The exodus of Israel from 400 years of slavery reminded them for generations of
What Jehovah did and His word and
Circumcision (Jos5:2) — the commandments (Ex13:3; Nu15:39) — the feasts (Nu10:10) — the
temple (1Ch29:18) — the sacrifices (He10:3) — the offerings (Nu5:18) etc were its mechanisms.
In spite of this, however, they thought of their days in Egypt and wanted to return and
Thus fell in the wilderness (Nu11:5, 14:11) while
Those who did not remember His power that
Redeemed them from the hands of their enemies were destroyed (Ps78:24).
 
The prophets warned that the disaster that fell on them was
The fruit of the schemes of those who forgot about God (Ps50:22; Jer6:19), and
Advised that in the day of adversity consider God (Ecc7:14) and
When time comes, God who knows the works and the thoughts of men will
Gather the people of all nations and languages and they will see His glory (Is66:18).
 
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
Not in the name of Jehovah but the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Not engraved on flesh or stone (Ge17:11; 2Co3:7) but in the minds and the hearts (He8:10) for
Out of the heart come evil thoughts (Mt15:19).
To the disciple who thought of betraying Him
He said what you are about to do, do it quickly (Jn13:2, 27).
 
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1)     In the most difficult moment thought of the Father (Jnh2:7) and laid down His life, for it was the result of His thought (Jn10:17-18);
2)     Judged the devil, the source of evil (Is14:12-15; Ge3:4-6; Jn13:2); and
3)     Sprinkled His redeeming blood on all mankind (Eph1:7; He12:24).
 
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and He is the Lamb on the throne, which is
The result of the thought He had since the beginning (Jn1:1, 14, 18; He1:2).
The Counselor Holy Spirit comes into the souls of believers and
Takes control over their thoughts and
Lets them think only the name of Yeshua, what He did, and what He said (Jn14:26).
 
The Christian is he who thinks deeply of Yeshua, His greatness (He3:1, 7:4), who
Sets his mind on things above, not on earthly things (Col3:2).
Thus, he crushes the evil thoughts that arise at any time,
Demolishes arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and
Takes captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ (2Co10:5), and
As he matures, it comes to his heart to look after the brothers (Ac7:23; 1Co13:11; He13:3).
Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires,
But those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires, as
The mind governed by the flesh is death,
But the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace (Rm8:5-7).
In other words, salvation is the result of my thoughts.
 
O Lord,
When I see how I suddenly think evil thoughts, ugly thoughts…
I realize what a wretched man I am!
To the point of making the Holy Spirit jealous (Jas4:5),
Let me think only the name of Yeshua, every minute and every second.
Lord, please live in my thoughts every moment!  Amen.