Bing!
Saturday, March 13th, 2010We demolish arguments and every pretension
that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,
and we take captive every thought
to make it obedient to Christ.
(2 Corinthians 10:5)
“Every time a bad thought pops into my head, I take it captive to Jesus and then it’s gone — bing!”
Those are the words of a wonderful older gentleman who attended a Sunday School class I once taught. He was mostly quiet but each week you could count on him bing-ing in at some point with the above words of wisdom. They’ve been bing-ing around in my head ever since.
Try it today. Every time a bad thought pops into your head, bing it to Jesus.
Bad sexual thoughts while you’re watching TV? Bing ‘em to Jesus.
Hateful thoughts about that annoying guy the next cube over at work? Bing ‘em to Jesus.
Envious thoughts about someone who’s got something you don’t? Bing ‘em to Jesus.
The verse immediately preceding the one quoted above says . . .
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.
On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
(2 Corinthians 10:4)
Use all the weapons at your disposal. Bad actions often start with bad thoughts. Ask Jesus to demolish your bad thoughts before they grow into something worse.
TAKE EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE TO CHRIST
