"Pass the popcorn... Please"

“…you perceive my thoughts from afar…” Psalm 139:2b

Minutes before show time, the lights dim and the crowd pours in rapidly to obtain preferred seating. The place fills with excited onlookers exuding with anticipation of viewing the movie they had long waited to see. All lights are out and the movie trailers begin. Advertisements of the upcoming films and various notices prompting viewers to refrain from talking or to keep their cell phones from ringing play simultaneously. Last minute wrestling to find seating or scurrying to the restrooms prior to the start of the film lessens. Finally, the movie begins… “Can you please pass the popcorn?”

Housed in the clandestine confinements of our minds is a setting similar to this great place of entertainment. Playing across the canvas of our memories, our sub-conscience, and our conscience are thoughts and/or ideas that seldom do we realize we are not the only ones viewing them. In fact, David, the son of Jesse, received a divine revelation that God knows what we are thinking before we think it.

God literally sits in the theatres of our minds right there with us as we view those thoughts that we know we should not be thinking. Can you imagine sitting in the theatre and someone finds their preferred seating directly between you and the person you came with? Not only do they disrupt the film that you initially hoped would entertained you, but also they have a nerve to reach over and to ask, “Can you please pass the popcorn?” Well, either God is sitting right in front, behind, or on the sides of us waiting to see how long we choose to quench the Holy Spirit by entertaining stuff that needs to brought into captivity and made obedient to Christ.
(2 Cor.10:4-5)

According to James 1:14-15, most of the temptations and/or evils that we face throughout the course of a day can be avoided if we prevent our minds from becoming breeding grounds for bad thoughts. We are equipped with the Armor of God, but the Armor will fall from our bodies if we do not fasten it with the belt of Truth. The truth in the message of God’s redeeming Love keeps our minds thinking good thoughts. Moreover, it transforms our minds! Paul puts it this way, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.” (Phil. 4:8)

So remember, when you enter to the movie rooms of your mind to view thoughts and memories you should not be viewing, please be sure to rebuke it and repent… and please be sure to bring enough popcorn for God.

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