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Seeking Things Above: it's a daily thing

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry. For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. (Colossians 3:1-7)

The Fundamentalism conference started off tonight with a great message. I am particularily fond of Colossians chapter three because it was the main focus of my summer at camp. Here's some shared notes from the summer at Northland:

Dead to Sin - Sin's presence has not been removed, but the reigning, dominating power of sin in my life has been broken (Romans 6:1-2, 12). I am no longer a slave to sin! A real, spiritual surgery has taken place on my inner man so that a new principle of life has been implanted within my heart (the new birth). I have been co-resurrected with Christ. "Burried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead" (Colossians 2:12). There is now a divine nature within me that supplies new desires and impulses towards the pursuit of a heavenly lifestyle.

In response to this work, believers are connected to seek things above. This is a determined pursuit to set one's direction and purpose of life towards spiritual realities. We are to seek in order to find; to crave or desire. It is a command that involves continuous action. This involves spiritual worship and daily meditation on the Word of God. We are to live for a whole new world! People, events, purposes, and plans are all to be seen with an eternal outlook. This includes:
1. Seeing the Lordship of Christ in all my purposes.
2. Seeking the Likeness of Christ in all my character.
3. Showing the Love of Christ in all my service.

I must constantly re-orient and refresh my mind towards thinking these things.

The world will never be able to understand this life. Jesus lives in the heavens and cannot be seen with the eyes of unbelieving minds. Also, Christians are not seen for who they really are because they are "hid with Christ in God." However, one day a great unveiling will take place. Christ will return to the earth in all His glory to be revealed for all to see. Coming with Him will be believers in their glorified bodies. This hope is a powerful encouragement for believers to stay strong and focused on God and our life in Him.

posted by Kutzie @ 8:54 PM