These
days, auto-pilot systems are pretty much standard equipment on large commercial
airlines. As a matter of fact, the
installation of autopilots in aircraft with more than twenty seats is generally
mandatory by aviation regulations. The
more sophisticated auto-pilot systems can receive data from a Global
Positioning System (GPS) and execute a pre-determined flight plan without the
interaction of a human pilot.
Obviously, the key to an auto-pilot system
working properly is that it receives the proper information, such as the
plane’s current location and the coordinates of its final destination. If the system receives inaccurate
information, the results could be devastating.
Our mind behaves in a similar
fashion. As Christ followers, we set out
with a destination to live a life that is honoring to God. However, if we are to be successful and reach
our destination, we need to make sure our mind is receiving its coordinates
from the only source that can produce holy living – the Bible.
How do we do that? Well, one important step is revealed in 2
Corinthians 10:5 -- “We 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.”
When we take captive of every thought
and force it to line up with what Jesus and the Bible teaches, we fill our mind
with the proper coordinates to keep our life safely on course to its final
destination -- a life that honors God and reflects His love to those around us. However, if our coordinates are wrong, we are
sure to stray off path and the results could be devastating.
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