"Keep Your Minds Fixed on the Things Above"

"Keep your mind fixed on the things above, not on the things on the earth." - COLOSSIANS 3:2.

THE unity of the first Christian congregation in Colossae was in danger!  Some brothers  were saying that everyone should obey the Mosaic Law.  Others were saying that it was wrong to enjoy the pleasures of life.  Paul warned them about the danger of these different ideas: "Look out that no one takes you captive by means of the philosophy and empty deception according to human tradition, according to the elementary things of the world and not according to Christ." - COLOSSIANS 2:8.

If those anointed Christians followed human ideas, they would be rejecting the privilege of being sons of God. (Colossians 2:20-23)  To help them keep their precious friendship  with God, Paul told them: "Keep your minds fixed on the things above, not on the things of the earth." (Colossians 3:2) Those Christians needed to remember their special hope of living forever in heaven. - COLOSSIANS 1:4, 5.

Anointed Christians today also keep their minds fixed on God's Kingdom and on their hope of being "joint heirs with Christ" in heaven.  (Romans 8:14-17)  But what about those who hope to live on earth? How do Paul's words apply to them?  How can they keep their minds fixed on "the things above"?  (John 10:16) Abraham and Moses kept their minds on the things above even during difficult times. How can we imitate them?

Next time: "Keep Your Minds Fixed on the Things Above" - WHAT IT MEANS TO FIX OUR MINDS ON THE THINGS ABOVE

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