I present to you today the conclusion of my communion time with the Holy Spirit which deals with girding up the loins of our hearts and minds with truth. Allow these words to minister to you then take the action to gird up your hearts and minds on the truth that is most relevant for your specific situation and watch how it will turnaround as the Holy Spirit is given room to work out the miraculous in your life in Jesus name.

I have learnt through experience that one cannot cast down what we tolerate or allow to flow and pass through our minds. We need to actively rebuke and reject its right to determine our mindset by disallowing it. Ephesians.4:27. Remember that the truth you know and apply alone will make you free and keep you free.John.8:31 & 32.

“Truth not applied is dormant and will not work for you.” Hence we are told to gird ourselves with it, in an active state of mind which Jesus, Paul and Peter each insisted we as disciples must do.

Let us look at what Peter pointed out on what to do when he said to gird ourselves in 1 Peter.:13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Again we see it requires action on our part to take control of our mind and Peter here speaks about the reproductive part of our minds being so encircled with truth by being sober, not in presumption, or arrogance, or foolish thinking but resting completely on the grace which the Holy Spirit will bring to us by revelation.

In other words our mouths must be actively declaring the truth then establishing it in our hearts so that we are constantly ready to take the action the Holy Spirit will require us to take when the hour of manifestation arrives.

In Peter’s life this action of girding up our minds with truth occurs in Acts.10:9 Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. Peter has to take the initiative to go pray and engage with God. It is only after he starts praying that he has the trance which gives the Holy Spirit the opportunity to break through with the truth which enables Peter to take action which he would never have done because of the mindset that he had prior as a jew which now required a different action.

Peter now had to gird his mind with the new truth which he had heard Jesus speak about time and again but it had not quite registered with him. However on this occasion it would come through that day as the Holy Spirit ministered it to him and said now go with those men without doubting.

Watch how that singular event which Peter engaged in by girding his mind with truth became the catalyst that birthed these words in Acts.10:34-35: Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. This statement made salvation a reality for us today and available to every human being on earth who would choose to believe, work righteousness and follow Jesus.

Be encouraged by how that singular event changed Peter eternally as He engaged with the Holy Spirit’s voice by choosing to gird his mind with the truth the Holy Spirit gave him. For his obedience he got to see God in action in a new dimension in Acts.10:44-48 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.

Then Peter answered, 47 “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days. God knew what Cornelius had done for His name by living for Him and was going to reward him for that. No human bias of Peter was going to stop that happening.

My prayer and heartfelt desire for you today is that you take this opportunity to engage in spiritual action by girding the loins of your heart and minds completely on the truth the Holy Spirit reveals by allowing Him to bring forth every good thing He has assigned for you to do in the Spirit.Let your life be for the advancement of the Kingdom which will glorify His name.

May you always find grace to be in the bullseye of God’s will and purpose for your lives. Be always girded with truth to execute good works on Jesus’s behalf in the prescribed time for His glory in Jesus name. Amen.

Take some quality time today and meditate these words over and over again, look over the scriptures again and let them become a part of your life and you will see more expansion of the life of Jesus made available to you and much increase of productivity for the Kingdom in Jesus name. Amen.