SEEKING ‘only’ THINGS that ‘REALLY’ MATTER!
December
4 Bible Reading: Colossians Chapters 1-4
SEEKING ‘only’ THINGS that ‘REALLY’ MATTER!
"If then you were raised with Christ,
seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand
of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you
died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life
appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory." (Col 3:1-4)
In the above
passage, Apostle Paul exhorts us to set our minds on heavenly things that ‘really matter’. When we have our minds
fixed on heaven and our eyes fixed on
Jesus, then naturally we will hold
loosely the things that are on the earth. We will then be always reminded that “we have died to sin and to the world, and
our lives are now hidden with Christ in God”. We will not be anxious when
bad things happen in our lives. Just like an object lying at the bottom of the
ocean is unruffled by the storms and the tumultuous waves on the surface, our
frustrations will turn into songs of praise when we have put our confidence on
the ‘Rock of Ages’!
What are the things we should seek
that ‘really’ matter?
They include obtaining a deeper knowledge of Christ, having a closer fellowship
with Him, experiencing His resurrection power in our daily living, being victorious
over sin (Col. 3:5–11), developing our godly virtues (vv. 12–17), fulfilling
our domestic and social responsibilities (3:18–4:1), having an effective prayer
life (4:2) and be fruitful in witnessing to others (4:3–6).
As a child
of God, we have said goodbye to our former way of life, and have entered upon a
completely new life of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. So, we should view things
not as they appear to our natural eyes but only in reference to their
importance to God and to eternity. A. T. Robertson writes:
“The baptized life means that the
Christian is seeking heaven and is thinking heaven. His feet are upon the
earth, but his head is with the stars. He is living like a citizen of heaven
here on earth.”
Let us continually discipline ourselves to focus on eternal realities, instead of the temporal realities of this earth since our lives are no longer dictated by this world but are hidden with Christ. Let us set your mind on things that ‘really matter’, and seek to experience all that we have in Christ!
