THINK & ANALYSE
READ: 2 Peter 1:12-21
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; IN BOTH WHICH I STIR UP YOUR PURE MINDS by way of remembrance: – 2 Peter 3:1
Many people have great minds but these minds are not stirred up to think proper thoughts. It is important to stir your mind up so that you think properly. You can stir up somebody’s mind by making him think and analyse. Making people remember things stirs up their mind.
Sometimes people live in sin and do not realize how far they have gone. When you stir up their pure minds by way of analysis or remembrance, they start to think correctly. Demons work by imparting thoughts to our minds. Demon activity is why people think wrongly. This is why we have to cast down imaginations of the wrong things. You must think on the right things.
Your mind has the capacity to think and to reason. God gave you this ability. A little thinking and a little analysis will do you a lot of good. Many murderers do not think deeply about what they are doing.
I read about a young pastor who murdered his even younger wife in broad daylight by shooting her several times. He must have been very upset with his wife. It is not unusual for a man to be upset with his wife but a bit of thinking would have saved him from destroying two lives.
I thought to myself, “Does this young man realize that he is condemning himself to a life of misery behind bars?” Does he realize that he will never be free again? Does he realize that he is sinning before God by committing murder? A little thinking and a little analysis would have helped this young man to avoid destroying his life. Perhaps, his emotions were stirred up but his mind was not stirred up. Many rebellious people have their emotions stirred up but their minds are not working.