Focus On the Eternal

 Everyday we have a choice as Christians. We live in a temporary world with temporary things and temporary issues and circumstances. We can act like everyone else on this planet and dwell on all the temporary things and be consumed by it, or we can rise above it. We can lift our hearts and minds to a heavenly perspective. 

We are already "seated in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus" as far as God is concerned.

Ephesians 2:6 NIV [6] And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 

Our citizenship is already in heaven,

Philippians 3:20 NIV [20] But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 

We already belong to a heavenly, holy nation. We are God's special possession. Why? So we can walk around down here consumed by all the temporary things that others are consumed by? No my friends. We belong to Jesus. We are His representatives so that He will draw others to Himself through us. So that others will be saved.

1 Peter 2:9 NIV [9] But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 

We are here "to declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." With our whole lives, we exhibit the "light" we walk in which is Jesus Christ, being forever clothed with Christ. We're here to show the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ. Show that others can be saved too. 

We focus on our heavenly kingdom and focus on our KING the Lord Jesus Christ. We do the "day-to-day" while setting our sights on Jesus, as He sits at the right hand of God the Father in heaven!! Don't focus on the temporal because none this will last. 

Let's "fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith," Heb.12:2

Let's "set our minds on things above, not on earthly things,"

Colossians 3:1-2 NIV [1] Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. [2] Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 

Let's set our hearts on our heavenly family everyday:

Hebrews 12:22-24 NIV [22] But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, [23] to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, [24] to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Don't dwell on all this stuff around us. Stay focused on Jesus. Focus on eternal things.

Remember where we're going, not where are or where we've been.

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Jeffrey Post