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2 Corinthians 10:5 - Take Every Thought Captive!

2 Corinthians 10:5 (NKJV) Casting down 
arguments and every high thing that exalts itself 
against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought 
into captivity to the obedience of Christ,  

COMMENTARY PEARLS

   Todays thoughts are tomorrows 
actions. 
   Todays jealousy is tomorrows temper 
tantrum. 
   Todays bigotry is tomorrows hate 
crime. 
   Todays anger is tomorrows abuse.
   Todays lust is tomorrows adultery.
   Todays greed is tomorrows 
embezzlement. 
   Todays guilt is tomorrows fear.
   Could that be why Paul writes, Love 
 keeps no record of wrongs (1 Cor. 13:5 
NIV)? 
   Some folks dont know we have an option.
   Paul says we do: We capture every 
thought and make it give up and obey Christ (2 
Corinthians 10:5). 
   Do you hear some battlefield jargon in 
that passage - capture every thought, 
make it give up and obey Christ? You get 
the impression that we are the soldiers and the 
thoughts are the enemies. 
   It was for Jesus. Remember the thoughts 
that came his way courtesy of the mouth of Peter? 
Jesus had just prophesied his death, burial, and 
resurrection, but Peter couldnt bear the thought of it. 
Peter took Jesus aside and told him not to talk 
like that. Jesus said to Peter, Go away 
from me, Satan! You are not helping me! You 
dont care about the things of God, but only about 
the things people think are important 
(Matt. 16:22"23). 
   See the decisiveness of Jesus?
   What if you did that? What if you took 
every thought captive? What if you took the 
counsel of Solomon: Be careful what you think, 
because your thoughts run your life (Prov. 
4:23). 
   You are not a victim of your thoughts. 
You have a vote. You have a voice. You can 
exercise thought prevention. You can also exercise 
thought permission. 
   Change the thoughts, and you change the 
person. If todays thoughts are tomorrows 
actions, what happens when we fill our minds with 
thoughts of Gods love? Will standing beneath the 
downpour of his grace change the way we feel about 
others? 
   Paul says absolutely! Its not enough 
to keep the bad stuff out. Weve got to let 
the good stuff in. Its not enough to keep no 
list of wrongs. We have to cultivate a list of 
blessings. The same verb Paul uses for keeps in the 
phrase keeps no list of wrongs is used for 
think in Philippians 4:8: Whatever is true, 
whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is 
pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if 
there is any excellence, if there is anything 
worthy of praise, think about these things 
(RSV). Thinking conveys the idea of pondering - 
studying and focusing, allowing what is viewed to 
have an impact on us. 
   Rather than store up the sour, store up 
the sweet. [Max Lucado Daily Devotional at 
maxlucado.com] 

Check Your Garbage
   Life has a way of unloading its rubbish 
on our doorstep! Your husband works too much. 
Your wife gripes too much. Your kids whine too 
much. The result? Trash! Load after load of 
bitterness, anxiety, deceit, and distrust. It all piles 
up. Now, mark it down. Todays anger is 
tomorrows abuse. Todays lust is tomorrows 
adultery. Todays guilt is tomorrows fear. 
Todays thoughts are tomorrows actions. So, deal 
with the trash! 
   Could that be why Paul says, Love  
keeps no record of wrongs? (1 Corinthians 13:5 
NIV). Let trash pile up and people are going to 
smell it. Are we victims of the emotional bacteria 
of the season? Or do we have a choice? Paul 
says we have an option. We capture every 
thought and make it give up and obey Christ (2 
Corinthians 10:5). We have a choice. You might want to 
check your garbage. [Max Lucado Daily Devotional 
at maxlucado.com] 

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YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs