“Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.” - Colossians 3:2-4 (ESV)
There is a much greater value in spending our time thinking about and making use of the eternal “things above” than becoming busy with the many temporal “things on earth.” We do not have to consider this for very long for us to understand that temporal things have no lasting value. They fade away and are gone like a wisp of smoke when compared to things of heaven that are eternal and come from God. Before we were born again by the Holy Spirit and became one of God’s adopted children, we had no concept of anything that was better than what we knew. Now we learn this truth from our promise today, since we have died to sin through faith in God, our lives have been hidden with Christ in God. If one has difficulty understanding that, it may be because they have not yet agreed with God and sought the salvation He freely gives to all who believe on Him. One day, it will become obvious to all the world, we will no longer be hidden but we will be revealed with Christ, who is our life source, in all His glory.
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