Colossians 3:1-2
In reading today’s focus
verse I am reminded of the old saying talk is cheap; there are
a lot of Christians that do the talking, but in the heat of the moment they are
the same Christians which fold under the pressures of this world and what
society says is success… There are a lot of pretenders and procrastinators in
the body of believers and this is also why verse 1 starts off by using the word if… In
other words you may say that you are of the body of Christ, but if your
actions say differently than there is a disconnect somewhere… Paul uses the
word “if” because the words which follow it serve as a filter to separate the
real from the phony… When we read the word if we can then grasp the words that follow
and apply them to our lives and ask the question as to whether we really are a
child of God or not… The things which motivate you to act on this earth are the
things which you desire to obtain and/or please… There are a lot of us which
pledge our allegiance to Christ, but when are lives are examined under the
proverbial microscope of life we find that there are a lot of other things
which come before our Savior… We say that we love Christ; however, He doesn’t
hold priority in our lives… We say that we love the Lord; however, prayer is an
afterthought in our daily routine… We remember when to get up for work, we
remember that our physical bodies needs nourishment, but someone has to remind
us to pray about it or ask us ifwe have talked to the Lord
about our problems… As a child of God this should not be, we must have
a mindset where the cares of this world are taking a backseat to the matters of
Christ… Our lives are so cluttered and bombarded with so much that we have not
room for intimacy with Christ… This enemy has you right where he wants you if
you find yourself forgetting to pray and spend time in devotion… The devil has
a mighty grip on your life if you are focused on the daily task and the things
of this world as oppose to what God can do and what He has already done in your
life… The bible declares in Hebrews that without faith it is impossible
to please God… Faith must be a part of every Christian’s life and it
is shown when we live the verses recorded in this passage… We walk by faith
when we seek things above and not the approval of our peers… It is
important that we understand that what we seek is what drives us and this is we
are told throughout the bible that we must seek him while he may be
found… Time is running out, tomorrow is never promised and the real
desires of your heart are seen by God and displayed to men by what you obtain
on this earth… Is your relationship growing in Christ or are you just trying to
thicken your wallet? This is also why we are charged as Christians to seek
those things which are above… Your attitude should reflect your
Christianity… In a follow-up from yesterday’s food for thought, we see
today Paul’s letter to the Church of Colosse and his focus again on the state
of mind that a child of God should be in. He starts by saying that “if” you are
risen with Christ, a conditional term that can only be validated from within;
so many people claim to be a Christian, but their actions and the mindset speak
differently than there tongue! To be in Christ is to live; therefore, your
thoughts should reflect life, they should reflect joy, they should reflect
hope…To be in Christ means that we look beyond the current situations, we are
able to focus on the faith we have instead of the storms we are facing; to look
beyond the realm of our possibilities and focus on the mighty hand of our Lord
and Savior… In Christ you have been called to a higher standard, so
don’t set your own ceiling in your ministry or in your home which will cause
you to settle for less than what God has already ordained for your life… This world will have you to believe that you
have made a bed and must lie in it, this world will have you to believe that
you can’t change and be transformed, this world will make you question
God, this world will make you lose hope, this world will cause division and
manipulate you until you have become a cancer in your home and in the church!
This is why Paul says set your affections on things above, not on the earth! We
have to train our minds to look past our faults, train our minds to stop
holding on to access baggage, train our minds that this world is not the end of
my journey only the beginning… Christ is pleading on your behalf because he
knows that we all have fallen short, he is talking to the father because he
knows that you can do bigger and better things in this life! He has
done His part, now you must refuse to be satisfied with what you have on this
earth and focus your attention on the will that God has for your life!
BE BLESSED!!!
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