1 Corinthians 2:16
“For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.”
The realization of this for me is: It is Deep. It is Profound. It is only Truth. It is my hope for every day.
What does this mean to have the mind of Christ? Does it mean that I will be perfect? Surely not, because I can sit here today and tell you that I am not perfect! Does it mean that my life will be a bed of red roses for now on…. well it hasn’t and I don’t think it will ever be in all honesty.
As I really dig into another wonder of the Lord, I see (FOR ME) that it this is a daily choice that I have. All I need to do is to stand up against Satan and say NO. Easier said than done right? Well that is the beauty of the Lord. Because for me to lean upon His everlasting name means; I can have His mind, I can think clearly, I can understand with a heart of love, to see with His eyes, to speak with His tongue. I believe that when I “get it”–the mind of Christ that is- and let me say, that I have it always, but when I clearly desire it and strive for it, then, my life in all areas…. even the darkness of me, will become light.
The mind of Christ. Hmmm…. wonderful, satisfying, peaceful, what we all want, life would be easier right? This is HUGE to me.
As I think about the Cross-, and how daily…sometimes moment by moment…I sacrifice Him. It really just makes me mad and sick. To cause my Savior, my hope, the LOVER OF MY SOUL…. pain…why? WHY? I don’t get it sometimes. But the more and more I do mess up, the more and more He loves and forgives me–His mind once again.
Faultless, Jesus that is…. His mind? Man, to wonder about how He thought and how He loved…blows me away. He teaches me through all of my “spots” that I can too have His mind. That doesn’t mean that I will have the answers…but it does mean that I will finally be able to love people like He wants me to.
Hanging on a Cross, Jesus, who was clearly beaten to the point of unrecognizable…STILL says, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34– really? Could I say that? No- Robby Riggs couldn’t, and that is the point. If I could do it with my own ability, then what would be the purpose of having Christ mind? He is the only one that can allow us to forgive like He did. He is I AM.
Christ, who has covered me by His blood that he bore on that Cross has given me total freedom in Him, victory over death, and has given me His mind! WOW…Now, I see. I do have the mind of Christ and I do have power over darkness, Christ is the ruler in my soul, has full authority that is! Denying myself and allowing Him to guide me, teach me, and lead me to the nations…is beyond great, I can do all things through Him.
I am totally broken, with a past that is not perfect… but through all of that, He choose me because He wanted me and I wanted Him.. and I still want Him daily. My mind needs only to be for the Lords and that is what I am striving for. My core is Christ after the layers of filth you peel away… that is the Glory of the Lord.
January 5th, 2008, I will be headed off to Peru along with 26 other amazing servants. We will begin a new journey in life that only the Lord knows as of right now and I pray that my mind will be in sync with His mind. I pray that as I go, people look and see Him… not me. That when I speak, I only speak of truth, the truth of the Fathers love and sacrifice for His people. I pray that you, who ever reads this, knows the importance and the power of prayer… I hope that you will always be in prayer for me and my team.
****I desire to look at the heart of people, the real person they were created to be- to see the dirt on them, then tell them my own dirt and how its been cleansed, then perhaps laugh with them, or cry with them, and hopefully at the end to sing and dance with them, and joyfully see the Lord clean their trash and be renewed in Him. Just like I get and hopefully you get and realize everyday! That and this is what we, as Christians, in my opinion need to be about… LOVE and SACRIFICE****
—Today, tonight, whenever and wherever, I pray that you can be renewed in the mind of Christ-
Striving to be more like Him,
Robby
