Good Thursday morning to you. As we get into today's devotion I want to ask you what is on your mind right now??? School, work, kids, what is it? Let's jump into our lesson for today and see where our mind's focus should be.
LUKEWARM PEOPLE think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven. Daily life is mostly focused on today's to-do list, this weeks schedule, and next month's vacation. Rarely, if ever, do they intently consider the life to come. Regarding this, C.S. Lewis wrote, "If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most pf the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this."
"For, as I often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ." Phil. 3:18-20
"Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things." Col. 3:2
In our world of run from here to there to everywhere the devil is easily setting a trap for us to keep our minds focused on everything except heaven above. In recent months I have read this thought many times by different people. I think God may be trying to tell me and us something. SLOW DOWN and keep your focus on the most important thing and that is preparing myself for thy heavenly Kingdom and doing all I can to prepare others for heaven too!!! When C.S. Lewis made that quote above we really need to think about what he said. In history and now the most effective Christians are those thinking and working for their eternal destination. Look at the new testament for example....Peter, Paul, James, Stephen, ect. All of these had heaven in mind and worked for that goal until their life ended. Then their is our ultimate example...Jesus....his whole ministry worked to get us right with God and then to our heavenly home....oh what a day that will be when I see my Jesus face to face!!!
So I close with the same question I stated with...what is on your mind right now?!!
Have a great day in the love of Jesus!
Tom
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