By Ken Fletcher
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2
The longer I live, the more I realize just how important our thoughts are. It is in our thoughts that many things are determined in our lives. Our self image, our direction, our decisions that lead us into the paths we walk in life. Our thoughts are very important. Thoughts are not just nothings passing through our minds. They have substance. The Bible has much to say about our thinking yet, surprisingly, there is too little taught about the subject. Today, I’m persuaded to talk to you about the fact that God wants you to THINK BIG with Him.
Father God wants you to think correctly about Him, His provision, yourself, your mission, and people. You have to think big like God thinks. Then, you will be thinking correctly! Your accurate view of these areas is vital to be successful and productive in the Kingdom. God wants you to know WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU HAVE, and WHAT TO DO.
WHO YOU ARE. The Holy Spirit says in 2 Corinthians 5:21 that you ARE the righteousness of God in Christ. “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” If you are born again, recreated by His Spirit, in Romans 8:14-16, He says you ARE a son (or daughter) of God and, in verse 17, He goes on to say that you ARE a joint heir with Christ! Think about that! Now, that’s big! It’s true. You ARE NOW a co-heir with Jesus Christ Himself!
God has raised you up to His own level through Jesus. Now listen, of course you are not God but, YOU ARE HIS VERY OWN CHILD just as Jesus is! The Bible says so! Hallelujah! You could never achieve such favor. Nothing you could do can merit such a lofty position. But, God HAS MADE YOU His righteousness and raised you up to sit with Him in heavenly places in Christ! (Ephesians 2:6) He did it for you!
Now, in God’s mind (positionally speaking), you are sitting with Him in the heavenlies. The question is: where do YOU think you’re sitting? Since you are in Christ, God sees you totally righteous. How are you viewing yourself? My friend, It is vital to agree with God on these matters. If you don’t see yourself as God sees you, then you are believing a lie! You need to start thinking big with God! Agree with Him. Disagree with the devil and the world. Amen!
God is looking for someone to agree with Him! He wants His kids to RENEW THEIR MINDS into the knowledge of His great thoughts. Romans 12:2 “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” It is through changing our minds by meditating on the truth of the Word of God that renews our minds to spiritual truths or God’s way of thinking. Reading and meditating in the Word of God transforms our thinking into agreeing with the finished work of Jesus in our spirits. I don’t know about you, but I am purposing to reach out to grasp more of the understanding of who I am in Christ. We must THINK BIG to get hold of the many marvelous realities in Christ. It’s an awesome thing to be a born again child of God. Praise Jesus forever!
WHAT YOU HAVE. As a child of God, you have the mighty Holy Spirit living in you. (1 Corinthians. 6:19) God is living in you! If you are born again, you have Him in you now. ” …for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” (2 Corinthians 6:16) Glory to God! What a verse! What an amazing reality!
You have authority. Jesus gave you authority over the devil and anything else that would come against His best for your life! “Behold, I give unto you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” “…All authority is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations…” (Luke 10:19, Mat. 28:18-19) If you do not know about your authority, in your life, it is the same as not having it. Whether you realize it or not, Jesus’ authority is in your spirit. It was there the moment you received Jesus as your Lord and were born again. You must renew your thinking through the Word concerning your authority to think big with God.
You have been redeemed (bought back) from the curse of the law. (Gal 3:13) The curse includes three general areas: Sin, sickness, and poverty. Therefore, because of what Jesus did on the cross, you have forgiveness of sin, health & healing for your body, prosperity, all the fruit of the spirit, wisdom, and much more Hallelujah! God wants you to think big with Him about these things. You are redeemed from the curse! Renewing of your mind enables you to bring these spiritual realities out into the physical realm where we presently live.
WHAT TO DO. Jesus told us to go into all the world and proclaim the good news to every person. (Mark 16:15, Mt. 28:19) God wants you to use what He has given you to reach people with the vital message they desperately need. God wants you to be extremely blessed to be an extreme blessing! He wants you to think big so that you can reach people with His big message! Hallelujah!
“And as ye go…Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.” (Matthew.10:7-8) God wants you to take the message of total victory in Christ to people everywhere. God wants you to think big about His answers for people’s needs. You lay hands on the sick. You cast out the devil. You give them the answers for the problems they are facing. You tell them the good news that Jesus has set them free!
God wants you to think big with Him so He can WORK THROUGH YOU and touch people! Oh, what a joy! What a privilege! It’s the most wonderful task on earth – bringing people the good news. We get to minister God’s love, life and healing power to the lost and hurting. It’s wonderful to be used by God.
My friend, it is my sincere prayer that you will rise up and begin THINKING BIG WITH GOD. With love, Ken
