Sunday, February 24, 2013

Restoration begins when our reasoning and understanding (mind) returns to us

Text: Daniel 4:28-35 Our minds play a pivotal role in whether we experience good health and prosperity in life (3 John 2). The issues of our lives come out of the thinking of our hearts in our minds.(Proverbs 4:23; 23:7). So the devil works hard every day using all his seducing demons to blind the minds of those who are unbelievers so that they will not receive the glorious gospel and be translated into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ(2 Corinthians 4:4), and for believers, corrupts their minds so that they cannot experience the abundant life in Christ.(2 Corinthians 11:3). He does the latter by making believers ignore the truth that they have the mind of Christ(1 Corinthians 2:16) and that they have received this sound mind from God because they are in Christ ( 1 Timothy 1:6-7). Our reasoning and understanding which takes place in our minds determine whether we will experience abundant life or not.No matter how much seed of good deeds or word we sow into our hearts, if we have no proper reasoning or understanding, they will not bear fruit(Matthew 13:23). Our level of understanding determines the level of harvest. The scriptures tells us in Proverbs 21:16, that any one that wander out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead or unfruitful people. So there is a way of understanding which the believer can wander from. Through our minds we can return to the reasoning and way of understanding.How? Our text tells us in verse 32 that we must acknowledge that the Almighty rules in the kingdom of men and gives it to whom He wills.Therefore your hard work, self help and skills are not enough. Nothing can come to pass except God hath commanded it.(Lamentations 3:37) The labor is in vain except the Lord builds the house(Psalm 127:1). It is the blessing of God that makes us rich and nothing else(Proverbs 10:22) Our text also tells us in verse 35 that all inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing before God almighty. So when Jesus took on the form of a servant, He immediately made Himself of no reputation before God.(Philippians 2:7) God does according to His will in the armies of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain God or say to Him " what doest thou? In verse 34, Nebuchadnezzar's reasoning and understanding returned to him and all his blessings were restored when he lifted up his eyes to heaven in prayers, praise and worship to bless the most High, praise and honor Him who lives for ever.His dominion is everlasting dominion. His kingdom is from generation to generation. As you acknowledge and give God thanks, the glory, honor and splendor and blessings are restored and return to you and excellency is added to you.Praise and extol and honor the king of heaven, all of whose works are truth and His ways , justice. Those who walk in pride, He is able to abase. So when reasoning and understanding come to anyone they too will worship and thank God, and the result will be restoration, alleluia.

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