Matthew 12

Today’s thought is Singleness of Mind and Heart.

Matthew 12 warns of the destructiveness of dividedness.  Specifically, Jesus was addressing the charge that His miraculous power was demonic.  He explained the fallacy and gave the reminder and revelation that a divided kingdom is unstable and unsustainable. 

Our Lord continued with a revelation on how to reclaim lost goods, protect what God has put in our care, and how to defeat the devil.

Divided kingdoms. 

Is not our heart a kingdom?  The kingdom of our souls?  If it is divided, it becomes unstable, and we struggle needlessly. 

The first action for any believer is to resist being of a divided or double mind.  We seek to bring every thought into captivity to Jesus. Every Thought!   Then, and only then, can we bind the devil and reclaim the stolen goods. 

Divided hearts destroy faith.

In Matthew 14, we have the account of Peter walking on water and going. Wow!  But the Wow fizzles when we look at the way it ended. It is essential to realize that Peter lost focus.  Focus either builds or destroys faith.  Focus can divide the heart and mind (doubleminded).

Peter’s rise and fall came in what he Saw… He began focusing on Jesus but saw the wind (problems, circumstances, dangers, etc.). His double-mindedness shipwrecked his confidence and trust, destroying his kingdom. He Sank!

He moved from authority over the elements to subjected to them.   He moved from God’s promised reality to his own natural limitations.   He divided his heart as he shifted his focus from Jesus and what Jesus said (Word of God).

We are subservient to whatever holds our focus.   The devil cannot legally withhold anything Unless we become divided, and our focus destroys our faith in God, dividing our hearts.

Therefore, we need to cultivate a singular heart focused on God. But how do we do that?

• Talk to ourselves. 
• Remind ourselves of What God Has Said.  
• Speak to ourselves in Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, Singing and making Melody in our hearts to the Lord.

It is out of the overflow of the heart that our words come forth. It is a heart issue.  Binding the division only comes through knowing and obeying the Word.

The devil is not in charge; you are, in God’s eyes.  He has promised us victory!  Therefore, we must bind those loose and wayward thoughts of wrong focus and walk on the waters of our lives. We may have to be rescued a few times, but you will learn to focus and reject doublemindedness.

Rejoice! Today is your day. May the Lord grant you perfect peace and guide your every footstep!