Is captivity a good thing or a bad thing? We might think it is terrible because the captor restricts the freedom of the captive. However, putting dangerous criminals in prison keeps them from hurting more people. So, captivity is also good. It depends on who or what is in captivity and who the captor is. The human mind is the most dangerous of all, and as such, it is captured. However, there are two captors – human thinking and God’s thinking. “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.” (Colossians 2:8). Rather, we need to “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5) as he has our best interests at heart. He alone has real solutions. So, the next time your mind starts following a pattern of thoughts that are unhealthy – fear, worry, desire, anger, let Jesus capture your thoughts and experience the freedom that comes when we give him control. Ask Jesus to take all your thoughts captive, “and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7). Open Bible – http://bit.ly/2co10v5, http://bit.ly/Col2v8, http://bit.ly/phi4v7
