The Racket of Life

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Today's Devotional - March 7

The Racket of Life

Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you.
Ezekiel 40:4


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Novak Djokovic is the Number One tennis player in the world. After beating Andy Murray at the Shanghai Masters, he told reporters, "A calm mind always wins. Confidence plays a key role for any person on this planet." 1

For Christians, a calm mind comes from having our thoughts fixed on Jesus and our minds stayed on Him (Hebrews 3:1; Isaiah 26:3). Jesus told us to love Him with all our mind (Matthew 22:37). The Bible warns against an "anxious mind" (Luke 12:29) and instructs us to set our minds on "things above" (Colossians 3:2). We're to be renewed in the spirit of our minds. To be spiritually minded is "life and peace" (Ephesians 4:23; Romans 8:6). As we meditate on God's Word, the peace of God guards our "hearts and minds through Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:7).

Amid the racket of life, a calm mind always wins. Learn to deliberately fix your mind on Jesus and His Word today. Focus on Christ and feed on His Word.

It is a grand thing when the mind becomes calm, when the soul grows strong, when courage increases, when confidence comes, when deep peace and quiet restfulness flow into the soul.
Charles H. Spurgeon

Read-thru-the-Bible
Joshua 8-101 http://www.examiner.com/article/djokovic-gears-up-for-friday-match-with-thomas-berdych-at-atp-world-finals.