Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the ... revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:13

Mind over matter, I say, knowing that my mind is capable of lying and rationalizing. If my mind is to help me, I need it to tell me the truth, or a better way: Don’t give up, have courage, be practical, be content, and most of all, be listening for what God expects.

Puzzles are one way to exercise our brains, but studying the scriptures not only challenges our brains, but strengthens our resolves. Jesus told Martha what is essential (Luke 10:42); he told Nicodemus how to be saved (John 3:5). We are far more blessed than either of them because God has given us the Holy Spirit and the Bible. Our minds are fed any time through prayer and reading God’s Word.

Judy Scherr
Lemay, MO

O Lord, keep our minds prepared, fill us with your Holy Spirit, and help us seek your way. Amen.

Reflect: Has God’s Word become a necessity and the Holy Spirit more vocal for you?

Read: 1 Peter 1:13-21 and Colossians 3:1-4