“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” – Colossians 3:2-3
When the Bible says that you’re a new creation in Christ, it really means it! If Jesus is your Lord and Savior, then you have died to your old way of life and been raised to new life in Jesus Christ. You are a child of God. A citizen of Heaven rather than of the world. Now, you must live like it!
While you shouldn’t ignore things going on in the world – particularly those things in which you are called to minister in Christ’s name – you shouldn’t dwell too long or too deeply on them. Set your mind and heart on the eternal things of God rather than the passing things of the earth. Don’t let your emotions be dictated by the ups and downs of a dying world. Anchor your heart, soul, and mind on God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Your true life is already in and with our Triune God.
Don’t worry overly much about the setbacks, defeats, trials, and terrors of life in this world full of evil. Your new life is hidden, shielded, anchored, and protected in Christ. People and circumstances could take away your money, health, work, freedom, and family. They cannot take away God’s love, Christ’s presence, or the Spirit’s seal. Cultivate your hidden life in Christ. In that life you’ll find the power to glorify and obey Jesus throughout your earthly life, no matter what delights, terrors, victories, and tragedies it may hold. #FollowJesus