Colossians 3:1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. [NKJV]
We’ve been duped by our own wisdom to depend on personal strength of character and our “bootstrap” mentality as the secret to a successful life of faith…and everything else. Paul’s reality for us is very different from that human wisdom. I jotted sets of keywords as I often do and distilled them into this:
You were raised with Christ to seek those things where Christ is. Set your mind on things above with Christ in God who is your life. When He appears you also will appear with Him in glory.
The words I’d reassembled from Colossians became what reminded me of another variation of Paul’s wisdom from Henry Blackaby’s workbook “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God.” “Find out where God is at work and join Him there.”
“You were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is…” Join Him there!
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