ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.
Wednesday January 17th, 2024.
Topic: Be Heavenly Minded!
Memory Verse: Colossians 3. You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on his throne at the right-hand side of God.
Bible Reading : Colossians 3:2-4. Key Verse: v2.
Keep your minds fixed on things there, not on things here on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory!
In this chapter 3 of Colossians, Apostle Paul is trying to help us know how to live a healthy Christian life in practicality. He began by asking us to order our priorities aright, as soon as we cross the line from the paths of destruction to the paths of life. If you listen to many well grounded teachers and preachers of the world today, they will let you know that the level of Spirituality of believers of today is low, compared with those produced many years back, even when the contents of the Bible didn’t change. Now, you will agree with me that if there should be any blames, it should be on the doorstep of we who interpret, preach and teach the scriptures. Maybe we have shifted emphasis on raising heavenly minded Christians to materialistic ones, possibly because of what we think that we stand to gain. “(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)” Philippians 3:18-19 KJV.
There’s something about misplacing priority in life. It makes a man to be busy doing nothing. It is possible for men or believers to do works that looks great and very gigantic here on earth which does not have eternal value or weight before the master. When the work we do does not point men to heaven, when the life we live here on earth is not pointing heavenwards, there’s a big heavenly question mark on such works from the master himself. “The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:” Ephesians 1:18-21 KJV. We were in him in him in his death and resurrection. When he sat in glory to reign forever, we were in him too. That’s the reason we are able to reign with him in this life, Revelations 5:10.
The power of God is not is short supply in our days, but we have a bulk of believers whose mind has drifted from seeking those things that are found in glory to things on earth which they think will make men recognise, respect and honour them here on earth. The heart is the compass of life, where you fix it is where it will finally navigate you. The things you love are things you can pay any price to have in life, as much as they are within your reach. In this case as you read down the chapter, you will begin to see some prices to pay by putting some parts of your past life to death because if you leave them to remain, you will discover that they have capacity to destroy you. You need also to cut off some other things that can impede your growth or progress, Colossians 3:5-9. At this point, you will be able to take practical steps to put on the new man through knowledge that requires constant updating or renewal via the channel of the Spirit, Colossians 3:10-14. This can only be made possible by the in dwelling power of the word. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Colossians 3:16.
Prayer :Thank you Father God for making me your own. From today, i die to self and any sin that will impede my progress in you. Help me by your Spirit to fix my heart on you and things that are above. Help me to live a life that will manifest your glory in Jesus wonderful name…. Amen 🙏🏿.
Yearly Bible Reading : Genesis 27:1-40.
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