Fred's Devo 16:10 "Set your minds on things above"

KEY VERSE: 1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:1-2, NIV
Paul Challenges the believers that since they have been raised with Christ, they should set their hearts and minds on things above - where Christ is seated. He challenges hem not to set their minds on earthly things. The scripture tells us that where our treasure is, our hearts will be there too! So we definitely want to treasure things above rather than things on this earth!

He tells them they are Dead and Hidden:
3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Then he challenges them to put off the things, the earthly, fleshly things that bring no glory to God an bring men down.

5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. 7You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. 11Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. Colossians 3:5-11

Application Question: What is your mind and heart focused on? What is the result in your life?

2-What do you need to confess and repent of?

3-What do you need to stop focusing on? What do you need to start focusing on?

Prayer: Lord Thank you for your challenge for me to set my mind on things above and not on the earth. I know that where my heart is, my treasure will be. Help me this day to set my heart and my mind on you. In Jesus Name! Amen!