Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: Set your sights above

Wednesday 22 April 2020

Set your sights above

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:1-4. NKJV

After the resurrection, Jesus left the tomb; so should we because we don't live there anymore. The stone's been rolled away and our life is now His; we live in Him and He in us. We've been raised to life with Jesus.

People often say things such as, 'Music is his life,' or 'She lives for her sport, it's her life.' In the same way, we should be letting it be known that 'Jesus is our life - we live for Him.' Do you realise that God gave Jesus His glory and Jesus gave each one of us His glory:

'And the glory which You gave Me, I have given them, that they may be one, just as We are one.' John 17:22. NKJV

We have Jesus' glory; He gave it us. We are co-heirs with Him (Romans 8:17). However, that doesn't mean we should get all puffed up about it all. Jesus suffered terribly and as co-heirs with Him, there'll be times when we have to as well. There'll be times when He wants us to do things that we don't want to. We've given our life to Jesus, so He can use it as He sees fit.
Read what David Guzik says about this:

‘It is important to remember that the glory that God the Father gave to God the Son was glory that often appeared humble, weak, and suffering. It was glory that was ultimately displayed in radical sacrifice. The glory of Jesus is almost the opposite of the self-glory and vainglory of man. As God the Father shared His glory with God the Son (John 17:5), so Jesus gave glory unto His people.

i. There are many ways that Jesus gives His glory to His people.

· The glory of His presence.

· The glory of His Word.

· The glory of His Spirit.

· The glory of His power.

· The glory of His leadership.

· The glory of His preservation.

ii. In all these aspects, there is the essential aspect of the presence of Jesus, God the Son. Scripturally speaking, when God gives or displays His glory to His people, it is some type of manifestation of God’s presence. God’s glory is, in some way, the radiance or shining of His presence, His essential nature.'

Enduring Word David Guzik

Set your eyes and mind on the things above, on Jesus. It may be hard at times, but it is well worth it in the end when we meet Him, face to face. And we never know when that may be!

Copyright 2020 Grahame Howard