“Do not confirm to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will”- (Romans 12:2)

In our leading verse Apostle Paul is urges believers to “renew” their minds rather than make them stale, but only in the end to lose all power to yield fruit. We renew our minds by constantly reading the Word of God, for there are always insights with God speaking to us afresh. Psalm 119:104-5 says, “I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” The Apostle Peter reminds us, like newborn babies are hungry for milk, so should one crave for Word of God.

Renewing our minds is also through fellowship. When the Apostle Paul urges us, “not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching” ( Hebrews 10:25), he is reminding us that our faith cannot grow in isolation.

So today, if your faith is on a low keel, or you want it to flower, one thing you can’t help not doing is “renewing” your mind. The blessings to unfold are endless.

Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, what a treasure we have of your rich Word to dig into always; books around us of faith to inspire us; and believers to share our faith with- may we make use of these, to grow in faith, this I pray in Jesus’ name.