Set your mind on things above, where Christ is!

Colossians 3:1-3

"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"

yo, i love this verse. It is just plain sick... lets chop it up a bit.

Ok, paul starts this off with a statement; "if then..." "if then, colossian church" "if then christian of the 21th century..." "IF THEN!" if you truly are saved, if you truly are what you claim to be, if you "were raised with Christ" then seek. " SEEK! those things which are above, where Christ is." Many times when we claim to be something we more than likely follow through with what we believe, but why is it that when it comes to Christianity we do the total opposite. If you meet a person and he weights about 300lbs, out of shape, and heavy breathing from walking 3 steps and tells you i am an olympic swimmer, would you believe him? more than likely not, but if a person, lean, and healthy and wearing medals on his chest comes to you and says, "im an olympic swimmer." ofcourse you'd believe him, he has proof, and lives it out. Now why do most american Christians say they love God and live like the devil himself? WHY? Christian, i tell you, i you say you are a Christian, and that you love God, then you are claiming to be raised with Christ, and if you claim this then paul says, " seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above." Set, or Fix, or never take your eyes off, or stay focused on, Set your eyes on things above, is our call in this text. we are to look to Christ and never look away. I am reminded at times when Jesus is walking on water and peter goes out with Him and everytime He takes His gaze of He sinks, but when His gaze is fixed on Christ he walks on water. We must take our eyes off of the world and the things that consume our thoughts, and actions, and our lives, and Set our LIFE on the things above, on HIM above, sitting on the right hand of God, and strive, run, and endure for Him, because He will keep us (philippians 1:6), glory be to God. "Not on things on the earth."why not fix our eyes on things on earth, or live our lives to things our earth? Like world peace, or helping animals, or working to supply for our families, why not live for those things? Because then you will make that your god, and God is a jealous God, and He tells us, do not have any other God's before me, and if we do we will be casted into hell and His just and righteous wrath and anger will be poured out on you. The things of this world perish, love fades, cars and things rust, items get lost, and if they dont, then we die and can not take that with us. But if we set our eyes on the things where Christ is sitting, then that will never perish. Living for Christ, for God, has more of a reward and more joy then if you were a billionaire since the day of your youth til the day you died. No thing is better than the reward, and joy that if found in living for the Glory of God. last thing... "for you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Oh how great is this! we died!!! we are dead to this world. This world no longer brings us joy, but we long to be with our Lord, this world no longer makes us smile, but weep for the souls that are being deceived. Oh but we christian, oh we are dead to the world, but alive in Christ, we are hidden with Christ in God. I love this line from before the throne of God above that says "Before the throne of God above, I have a strong and perfect plea, a GREAT HIGH PRIEST who's name is Love, and forever pleads for me. My name is graven on His hands, my name is written on Heart, i know that while in heaven He stands,no tongue can bid me thence depart." Oh how precious those words are. We have a great High Priest, and as long as we are hidden with Him in God, no man, no angel, no demon, no thing can bid us thence depart. GLORY TO GOD!!! that alone should enthrall us to set our lives on the things above, to live a life glorifying to God, and to strip away all the things of the world that weights us down and cling to the beautiful blood drenched cross of our Savior. Oh Christian, live a life worthy of the calling that you have recieved. Live a life at the feet of the throne of Grace and in the bossom of the Lord. I pray that this is edifying to the bride of Christ and that we all repent and fall back, and live to bring glory to God in every area of our lives. Grace and Peace, amen.