“SET YOUR MINDS!”

Colossians 3:1-6                                     (ESV)

Put On the New Self

“[1] IF then YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH CHRIST, SEEK THE THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE, WHERE CHRIST IS, SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD. [2] “SET YOUR MINDS” on THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE, NOT ON THINGS THAT ARE ON THE EARTH. [3] For you have died, and YOUR LIFE IS HIDDEN with CHRIST in GOD. [4] When CHRIST WHO is your life appears, then you also will appear with HIM in glory.

[5] PUT TO DEATH therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. [6] On account of these the wrath of GOD is coming.”

What we SEE is obviously things at which we are looking.  If our minds are fixated on anything other than JESUS, the possibility of missing HIS Message can become more prevalent in the “chaos” of keeping up with “this world”.  When we gander at whatever is outside of JESUS, the opportunity is to be working on temporal items can become paramount, causing us to lose focus on what our TRUE LOVE was in HIM!

It is crucial that we “SET YOUR MINDS” on THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE, not on the temporary items that will bring emptiness.  If our lives are HIDDEN with CHRIST in GOD our vision will be on things that are not filled with “sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”  Those temporary pleasures will bring heart break and misery.  

As I mature in my latter years, I am confident that I have IN ERROR omitted doing things that would bring me ETERNAL joy for what was temporary enjoyment.  HEAVENLY FATHER, forgive me for allowing my vision to be skewed by the pleasures of “this world” when I should have “SET YOUR MINDS” on eternal rewards.  Cause me to “SET YOUR MINDS” on THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE, NOT ON THINGS THAT ARE ON THE EARTH!!!