FAITH CAPSULE: Setting mind for things above is to be purposely fixed against any distraction.
Colossians 3
Those who make the choice to set their mind on the things of God will be established to the glory of God. Apostle Paul, by virtue of his experience wrote in Colossians to make us understand that there is a place for a believer to engage and be established for God to be glorified. He stated in Colossians 3:1, “If you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.” Have you given your life to Christ by accepting Him as your Lord and savior? If yes, you are one that has been raised with Christ. Apostle Paul is reaching out to you for your own good.
Further down in the same chapter, he gave a clear understanding to show that the only way to be able to seek things which are above, with effectiveness is to set our minds on things that are above and not on things that are on the earth. Setting minds on things on earth is making a way for evil one to occupy. This is an indication that indeed, the battle ground that the enemy wants to capture is our mind. A captured mind is a trapped mind in the things that are not of God. When we begin to effectively set our minds on those things which are above, those things which are on the earth will begin to be offset in our lives and no longer have its way. The idea of setting is to purpose for God. Daniel being a young captive set himself for the glory of when he purposed in Daniel 1:8, “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” Setting mind for things above is also to be purposely fixed against any distraction.
A mind that is set will not be found without constant meditation in the morning, day, and night. Are you willing to set your mind on things that are above where Christ is? If yes, then there will be a need to “put to death your members which are on earth such as fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness which is idolatry” (Colossians 3:5). This is not all of your old man that needs to be put off, but anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of mouth is also included. In the place of putting off of the members that are of this earth (the old man), there will be a putting on of the things that are of God; characters that represent He that is above. Apostle Paul identifies such characters as, tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering (Colossians 3:12). Above all of this is love and allowing forgiveness to reign and to rule in the heart and life of every believer of the word. Constantly setting mind to seek the things above with Christ will deliver one from becoming a waste when He comes back again.
Prayer for today: Ask God to give you heart to truly seek Him in all your ways.