Thursday April 20th, 2023
Meditate on: Colossians 3:2 GNT
« Keep your minds fixed on the things of God, not on things here on earth »
Read: Colossians 3:1-4 Aramaic Bible in Plain English (ABPE)
1 If therefore you are raised with The Messiah, seek that which is above, the place where The Messiah sits at the right side of God.
2 Feed on that which is above and not that which is in The Earth,
3 For you have died to yourselves and your lives are hidden with The Messiah in God.
4 And whenever The Messiah, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.
Understand
I was a Mathematics lecturer before I went into full time ministry and I know that in every class I taught, while there may have been many students there, not everyone’s focus was on understanding what was being taught.
Some students were focused on the lecturer’s clothes, some on how he spoke, some on impressing the other students and so on.
The same applies in the kingdom of God. Many people call themselves Christians, but only a few have the right focus.
All some people want from God is a new car, a new house, promotion and so on.
I pity such people because they will get what they are focused on and lose out on the more important things.
Jesus Christ, in Matthew 6:33 CEV says:
« But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well»
I am a living testimony of the efficacy of this scripture.
I set my focus on the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and now I can’t count how many of these other things I have.
The good part is that I am also on my way to Heaven.
Focus on pleasing God; stop chasing shadows and pursue the substance.
If you get the substance you will automatically have the shadow too.
Many people never reach the heights that God has ordained for them because somewhere along the line, they take their focus away from heaven and start pursuing material things.
Ask anyone who has had a near death experience: they will tell you that material things, flashy as they may seem are not worth all the attention given to them.
From now, make Paul’s admonition in 2 Corinthians 4:18 GNT your lifestyle:
« For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen. What can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts forever. »
Application: Search your heart: What is really your focus as a Christian?
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
Freely you received, freely you must give (Math 10:8) , kindly share this devotion, and the Lord will bless you for it .
Spread the love of Christ by clicking on the ♥
