Things That Are Above
“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 earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:1-3 (ESV)
I find this passage encouraging and timely. It is exactly the kind of message we need today. So often in our culture when we (finally) stop to think about the Lord we are faced with the horrible reality that we have not been spending our time for Him at all, but rather for ourselves.
During the day we rush about for our employers or for our customers at our jobs. It seems easily enough justified since it is our good performance at our job that pays the bills. Unless of course you stop to realize that it is God himself who is your provider (see Acts 17:25).