Practical, personal holiness is mental in nature; it’s primarily a matter of our thoughts. Before we sin with our body, we’ve failed in our minds. When we engage in righteousness, it’s because our minds are controlled by the Spirit. The Bible says, “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit” (Romans 8:5).

That’s why Paul tells us to reject the “old man” with its deceitful lusts and to “be renewed in the spirit of your mind” (Ephesians 4:22-23).

The key to victory involves our mental diet. If we feed our thoughts with rotten images and rancid concepts, they’ll be spiritually sick. But if we feed our minds with what is true, noble, just pure, lovely, and praiseworthy, they will be constantly revived and renewed (Philippians 4:8).

What are you feeding your mind today? Make the choice to not fill your mind with worldly things but to be mentally renewed by the Word.

Let the mind of the Master be the master of your mind.
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