“Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.”
Our soul is our mind, will, and emotions. The way God works on it is to send us His Word. For this reason, we must put away all sullied behavior and the baggage of iniquity that goes with it. We are told to take into our mind the implanted word, which being deposited there is able to give us the salvation of our soul.
The Message Bible says: “So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.”
Humbly accept the word that God has given to you. Let your mind, will, and emotions flow with the ideas God presents to you in your new life in Christ. Let God’s Word weed out the weeds in the garden of your thought life, establishing you in the fruitful kingdom of God. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly today.
I receive the implanted Word of God into my thought life and it saves my soul.
- Reading Plan A: 1 Corinthians 8
- Reading Plan B: Romans 9
- Reading Plan C: Psalms 132-135; 1 Corinthians 8
by Tim Davidson
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Word of Faith Church & Outreach Center
Called to the Body of Christ as a pastor and teacher, Tim Davidson pioneered Word of Faith Church in Bismarck in 1980. He served as its Lead Pastor for 35 years and now serves as Founding Pastor. Pastor Tim has pioneered 6 churches in North Dakota and now serves as Regional Director for Rhema Ministerial Association International. Teaching believers foundational truths from God's Word is his passion.
He has authored 3 yearly devotion books that are used both here and overseas to help believers become "rooted and grounded" in their faith.
God is now calling Pastor Tim to share the treasury of wisdom and knowledge God has given to him with other pastors and churches.