Read: Colossians 3:1–4; Colossians 2:12–13; 2 Corinthians 4:16

Summary

• Paul calls believers to seek the things that are above.
  
  
• Heavenly-mindedness begins with a spiritual transformation.
  
  
• Through Christ’s grace we die to sin and rise to a new life.
  
  
• Baptism symbolizes this union with Christ’s death and resurrection.
  
  
• Being heavenly-minded does not come through human effort.
  
  
• It is the result of God’s grace working in the heart.
  
  
• A new heart and new desires are given through the Holy Spirit.
  
  
• Believers are called to focus on Christ, who is in heaven.
  
  
• Our real life is hidden with Christ in God.
  
  
• Though unseen now, this life will be revealed when Christ appears.
  
  
• Spiritual life must be renewed daily.
  
  
• Temptation remains, and believers can fall if they turn away.
  
  
• Therefore we must continually set our minds on heavenly things.
  
  
• The thoughts we choose shape the direction of our spiritual life.
  
  

Question

• What is necessary for us to be heavenly-minded?
  
  

Answer

• We must die to sin, live in Christ, and continually set our minds on the things of heaven.
  
  

Reflection

• Where do your thoughts usually dwell—on earthly concerns or on Christ and eternal things?
  
  

Takeaway

• Choose daily to focus on Christ and the realities of heaven, for true life is found in Him.