“Focused On Life Above”
By Zach Wood
Colossians 3:1-4 NLT
Since you have been raised to new life
with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in
the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of
earth. For you died to this life,
and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you
will share in all his glory.
We do a lot of thinking every single day, don’t we? From the time we get up in the morning to the
time we lay our heads down to rest, we are constantly thinking. We think about a lot all through the
day. We think about what to eat for
breakfast, what to wear for school or work, what needs accomplished at our jobs
and in class, what to eat for lunch, what plans we need to make for
dinner. We could go on and on and on
about all that we think about each day.
We think about so much stuff in a single day’s time. I wonder what it would be like if we could
watch a timeline of our thoughts all through the day. What would that look like? For many of us, it would probably be a bit
shocking and somewhat scary to see all that we think about each day. Maybe we might even be a bit embarrassed if
not really embarrassed!
As I was reading this passage last week from a daily devotional thought
that I receive each day, it really got me thinking about what I focus my
thoughts on each day. I do think about a
lot of things. I have to admit that I
think a lot about earthly things. I
think about things I would like to do, things I want and why certain things
won’t or don’t happen for me. Even
though I have been richly blessed by God in so many ways, I still have so many
selfish thoughts.
I’m sure all of you think about similar things whether you want to admit
that or not. Think for a few moments
about your life in Christ. We have so
many Scripture references in the NT that describe how our thoughts should be
like Christ always. But you and I both
know that doesn’t happen as often as it should.
We often think about what will make us happy. We set our sights on things of this earth and
not heavenly things.
We are to set our sights and thoughts on Christ alone. As we go through each day, whether we are at
school or our jobs, we need to be constantly thinking how we can please God and
how we can be a true servant. Our life
is now in God and we need to strive more to think of heavenly things and ways
that we can bless others instead of so often being focused on ourselves.
As we live each day, let us strive more to set our minds on Christ and
be more aware of what He wants for us to do and what He wants for us to think
about each day. We have been raised to a
new life in Christ! Let’s truly live
like we mean it!
