April 3, 2025

Minding Your Thoughts

A Biblical Overview of Obtaining and Maintaining a Biblical Thought Life

I Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

I read once somewhere that when Abraham Lincoln began practicing law he was struggling for work. On one occasion a man spoke to him about the possibility of engaging him to represent him in a certain case. Mr. Lincoln began studying the law about the case, purchased some books, spent hours in research and encountered other expenses that at the time were sizable to him. The man hired a different attorney and our future president was not reimbursed for his time or his expenses, it was a difficult loss.

Some years later one of the wealthiest men in our nation needed a lawyer on short notice, he heard about Mr. Lincoln, met with him and retained him to represent his interest. This case was exactly like the one that Lincoln had researched earlier. He reviewed his previous work and on very short notice seemed to be as prepared for the case as if he spent months on the preliminary work. He won the case and was rewarded handsomely.

What was the key to winning that important case? Mr. Lincoln had a ready mind. The part of the Bible you read today may not be needed today, but someday it will be needed. Keep a ready mind for you never know what opportunity, or need, awaits. 

May the Lord bless and be pleased with your thought life today.

Dr. William T. Howe