Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

The most powerful part of our make-up and the control centre of any human being is their mind. For generations clever men have been trying to find out exactly where the centre of the human being is. Our ancient ancestors thought that our control centre was in the centre of our physical bodies. So magicians and people who cured others would kill animals and use their entrails as a method of revealing secrets. We see this also being evidenced in the bible, particularly in the Psalms. The psalmists would use language to suggest that my heart, lungs, intestines and all that was contained within me was used in the worship of God the father. After examining many entrails, hearts and livers, people began to realise that the control centre of the human being was in fact in the head and not in the centre of the body. In the 19^th century after the period of enlightenment, people began to consider that the centre of a person was in their head. Thus began the science of Phrenology. The idea was that the size of your head determined your intelligence, and hence we get the term big headed or big head to indicate superior intelligence. We who are followers of Jesus knew all along that it is not the size of your brain but your connectivity with the creator that determines how you develop. This is what God says:  “Many are the plans of a man’s heart, but it is the Lord purposes that will be established”, Proverbs 19:21.  The word ‘heart’ here refers to the human mind. Once our minds are connected with the eternal spirit, the Spirit of God, then we are free to be whoever God ordained for us to be. Today, renew your mind by meditating on the word of God. Jesus said: “it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out”, Matthew 15:11. Our mind is powerful, use it wisely.