Think on What is Pure

THINK ON WHAT IS PURE

"Finally, brethren ... think on what is pure ..." Philippians 4:18

We continue to dissect this powerful verse that Paul gives us in helping us think on proper things. In the early days of computers, we often heard the phrase GIGO - "Garbage in - garbage out ..." That is absolutely true when it comes to our minds. If we feed it garbage, that is what we will dwell on - and then the stench will eventually spill out of our very lives.

Webster has several definitions of pure: free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water; free from foreign or inappropriate elements; free from blemishes; clear and true; clean and spotless, untainted with evil, innocent ..."

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what Paul is trying to teach us in this passage. He wants us to rivet our minds on this that are free from those pollutants that would contaminate our thinking and affect our behavior. The enemy will try his dead level best to take our thoughts and have us dwell on un-pure things. The eye-gate is the entrance into our minds.

One of the dangerous tools in his arsenal is to bombard us with sensual and erotic images that play over and over in our minds. Forget about looking at pornography at the moment - we can be confronted with this was walking down the boardwalk, picking up a newspaper, or just in watching TV. That is why it is so important that we feed our minds with proper things.

In one of the longest chapters of the Bible that focuses on the power of the Word in our lives, the question is asked, "How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Thy word ... Thy Word have I treasured in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee." Psalm 119:9, 11

David found that meditating on God's Word was the most effective tool in keeping him from sin. It is indeed effective in helping us guard our minds from thinking un-pure thoughts.

You and I will be bombarded with impure thoughts. We can either fuel them or "take them captive to the obedience of Christ."

Purpose and make a determination today that you will only dwell on what is PURE! It's worth it.

Great quote: This quote was powerful this morning: My dear Jesus, my Saviour, is so deeply written in my heart, that I feel confident, that if my heart were to be cut open and chopped to pieces, the name of Jesus would be found written on every piece. - Ignatius Could that be said of you this morning?