“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights (mind, heart, affection) on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.” Colossians 3:1-4
Lord Jesus, 1000 times “Yes!” to everything Paul says in this one astonishing paragraph. We were co-crucified with you (Gal. 2:20), buried with you (Col. 2:12), and have been raised to newness of life in you. Our future with you is off-the-charts-glorious. From your perspective, your relationship with us defines us more than anything else.
But today, like every day, we may, or may not choose, to agree with you. That sounds so silly, so foolish, so “toddler-ish” or “teenager-like”. But it’s true.
For a variety of foolish reasons, we might prefer to fill our thinking with earthly stuff, not the realities of heaven. ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ (Matt. 6:31).
Perhaps setting our hearts on relationships with mere people is more appealing than pondering every good thing we have in you. What people think of us, how they fail us, what we deserve from them—there goes the 24 hours of today.
Lord Jesus, free and heal us; then free us some more, then heal us a bit more. You are our life. Hallelujah, and Amen.