An Invitation, Instruction, and Inheritance
Part Two of Three – Instruction
Colossians 3:1-4
The first four
verses of Colossians chapter three are very powerful Scriptures. They teach us valuable lessons about the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and how to live an overcoming life. In these four verses there is an invitation,
an instruction, and a promise of an inheritance for the believer in Christ.
In
verse 1 the Apostle Paul gives an invitation to the believer. We are invited to share in the resurrection
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The
invitation is to enter into new life through Christ. Verse 1 reads, ““If then you were
raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting
at the right hand of God.”
The Apostle gives two instructions
in the first two verses of chapter three.
He is instructing us concerning our priorities. We are encouraged to “seek those things which
are above,” and to “set our affections on things above, and not on the things
of this earth.” We are to set our hearts
to seek the Lord. Matthew 6:33 reads, “ But seek first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to
you.”
The Apostle tells us that we need to
have a heavenly mindset.
The enemy of our soul wars against our mind in order to rob us of our
peace and contentment in Christ. He uses
accusations and lies that are designed to pull you away from God and into
discouragement. Today’s battle is waged in and against our minds. His desire is
to cloud and confuse your thinking. As a
man thinks in his heart so is he. (Proverbs 23:7)
My
prayer for you today is that God will give you a Romans 12:2 mind, which is a renewed mind. May He give you what Romans
8:6 calls a peaceful mind. In Hebrews 8:10, we learn that we can
have an obedient mind. If your enemy
can get you into worry and fear then He can keep you from ministering to others
and fulfilling the purposes of God in our lives.
Are you tired of disillusionment,
discouragement, and depression warring against your mind? Then why not set your affections on things
above and ask the Lord to renew your mind as you worship and spend time in His
Word.
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