Colossians 3:2
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that
are on earth.
As we move toward the new year, let us follow the
instruction of God's Holy Word and set our minds on things that are above in
heaven where Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of the Father. Let us intentionally replace the images of
sorrow, suffering, personal horror and overwhelming struggles continuing to
pile up in the daily news from the world, and perhaps even in our own personal
worlds, with images of goodness such as the the joyous images of the Christmas
season that are fresh in our minds. Let
us recognize that our current reality is in God's future plan for us and not in
today's news. Let us grasp with hope and
faith that God has a good and perfect plan for every broken person and for
every painful situation. Let us reorder
our thinking so that the power of Heaven can be released in our lives.
Know that it will not be easy to take the higher path. The pathway to fear and despair are easy
roads directed downward by emotion and logic.
Certainly the world will be ready to mock us if we dare to take the
higher road when our destination cannot be seen with the natural eye. Let us be strengthened by the knowledge that
we are always secure in Jesus Christ no matter what is happening around
us. Let us rejoice in knowing that our
final destination will be our testimony of God's faithfulness.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the blessed hope and
assurance that we have in Your Son, Jesus Christ. We bless His name for He is our anchor, firm
and secure. We pray, Lord, that You will
open our eyes so that we may see Your goodness in the dark world that surrounds
us. We ask that the Holy Spirit renew
and reorder our thinking so that we may align our thinking with Your heart and
Your kingdom purpose. We ask all these
things in the name of Our Hope that springs eternal, Jesus Christ.
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