Setting Your Sights

Colossians 3:1-2 (ESV) “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth.”

Have you ever heard the phrase, “That person is so heavenly minded, they are no earthly good?” It’s an old phrase, but what does it actually say about a person? Not only that, but it is usually another believer that says it about a fellow believer. Do they have their head in the clouds? Are they just a dreamer? Or have they focused their minds on Christ at the right hand of God?

A couple of thoughts; Our life here on earth is truly a temporary one. But our future life with Christ is eternal. Which has more value? Quite frankly, at this stage of my life, I prefer the companionship of those who can’t seem to talk enough about the Lord. I find them to be genuinely refreshing.

I know there are a few that have gone off the deep end and become cultish, but they are not the ones I’m talking about. I’m referring to the lovers of God. When we are “saved” from sin and death, some of us stop there and there is no more growth. That’s a sad thing. Maybe it’s our fault for not guiding them further down the road of righteousness and sanctification. However, I don’t want to start the blame game.

It is our duty to each other to push ourselves further into Christ. In 1 Thessalonians, Paul tells us to walk worthy of God’s calling thereby pleasing Him. Focusing on this world pleases our urges. Focusing on Christ pleases the Father. So set your sights on what pleases the Father, and you will find yourself “heavenly minded.”

Amen?