Since we are risen with Christ there are certain things that should mark our lives. On Easter last Sunday I preached from Romans 6 about this risen life. I wish I had thought to stretch out into this marvellous on being risen with Christ because it talks about a whole change of mindset. This verse tells us what to do with our minds if we are truly risen with Christ.
Maybe that’s what God has for us to learn during this crisis. All that we have set our affections on have been taken away for a time. There are no sports, no entertainment events, no parties, no gatherings. All the props have been taken away. All the things that have taken the place of God in our lives are suddenly gone.
Maybe, just maybe, this is a chance for God’s people to stop setting our affections on things here on earth and instead to set our affection on things above. Not all of the things we used to do are bad. There is nothing wrong with going to a rugby match or a good, family film, or things like that. That is, only if that kind of things does not become our focus.
They question for us to ask daily though it where are our minds focused. Do I focus on all the bad news here on earth? The only way to overcome all that is to set our minds and our attention and our focus an hearts on things above.
There is not such thing as ‘so heavenly minded you are of no earthly good.’ If we are truly heavenly minded we will be of the most earthly good.
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