Thinking Heaven's Thoughts

This morning at church we looked at Colossians 3:1-4 as part of our Genesis to Revelation series.


“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”(Colossians 3:1–4 NIV)

We looked at four parts of this passage.
1) We are to seek that which is above.  We are built for a quest.  All people seek something, but God has designed us for one quest.  We are to seek not just a ticket to heaven but the rest that comes from faithfulness that Christ achieved.
2) Seeking is relatively easy, setting our minds on something is a different matter.  We sometimes feel as if we are victims of the chaos of random thoughts.  While we cannot choose what thoughts enter our mind, we can choose what thoughts we set our minds on.
3) We are called to die to self and receive the new life that is in Christ.  That new life is safely hidden in Christ.
4) All of this anticipates the resurrection when we will receive bodies built for eternity.  We must prepare our minds for the bodies that God will one day give us.