The Laws of the Mind 565
desire to serve the Lord must do so “with all lowliness of mind”
(Acts 20.19 ASV). He must cast off every self-deceptive
consideration and ascertain his place in the body of Christ as
appointed by God.
A Mind Full of God’s Word“I will put my laws into their minds,” declares God (Heb. 8.10).
We should read and memorize more of the Word of God, lest we be
unable to find it at the moment of urgent need. If we diligently read
the Bible God will fill every thought of ours with His laws. We shall
recall instantly what the Bible says when we are in need of light for
our way. Many are unwilling to exercise their minds in reading the
Word. They like to open the Bible at random following prayer and
take whatever is before them as being from God. This is extremely
untrustworthy. But if our mind is abounding in His Word, the Holy
Spirit is able through our spirit’s intuition to enlighten our mind at
once by bringing to our remembrance some appropriate verse. We do
not require anyone to tell us we should not steal, for we know the
Word of God has said so. Such a word is already in our mind. This is
true in other matters as well; so if we are united with the Bible in this
way, we shall be able to apprehend the mind of God in all regards.
A Cry for a Cleansed MindThe Christian continually ought to ask God to purify his mental
life and keep it fresh. He should request God to root out every evil
thought towards Him and all excessive notions as well so that what
he believes is completely of God. Pray that you may not only think
of Him but in addition think rightly. Pray that no thought will issue
forth from your evil nature, but that if it does it will be exposed and
disposed of by God’s light immediately. Ask God to keep you away
from your old pattern of thinking in order that the church of God may
not be divided by special doctrines. Ask Him too to check you from