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Set Your Mind On Things Above
Here is today's message:
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the Earth.
COLOSSIANS 3:2
Having many friends and being rich are great blessings, but popularity and success do not guarantee a happy life. To make this point, Solomon called attention to an elderly king who ignored the wishes of his subjects and was replaced. His young successor was popular at first, but he also fell into disfavor. Solomon concluded, "Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind."
Life at the top is fleeting. Presidents and prime ministers may have extremely high approval ratings for a while, but they don't last. About 20 years ago, I knew several top executives who were highly successful because of their winning personalities and outstanding abilities. Yet they lost their high-salaried positions because they could not keep up with the rapid changes their jobs demanded. Today, because of company mergers and corporate downsizing, many of their replacements have also lost their positions.
How we view popularity and success depends on what we value most. If we set our hearts on earthly things, we will eventually be disappointed. But if we set our hearts on the Lord, we will find that he is faithful to provide for our every need.
NOTE: We live in an unsure world. We may be up today and down tomorrow. We could be alive today and gone tomorrow. I know it may sound radical, but it is the truth. Therefore, we should not put our trust in things that change. We need to put our trust in God, who never changes. He has promised that he will provide for us whether the stock market goes up or down. He has told us to put our faith in Him, not in riches.
Are you trusting in God?
Author Unknown
Submitted by Richard
Here is today's message:
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the Earth.
COLOSSIANS 3:2
Having many friends and being rich are great blessings, but popularity and success do not guarantee a happy life. To make this point, Solomon called attention to an elderly king who ignored the wishes of his subjects and was replaced. His young successor was popular at first, but he also fell into disfavor. Solomon concluded, "Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind."
Life at the top is fleeting. Presidents and prime ministers may have extremely high approval ratings for a while, but they don't last. About 20 years ago, I knew several top executives who were highly successful because of their winning personalities and outstanding abilities. Yet they lost their high-salaried positions because they could not keep up with the rapid changes their jobs demanded. Today, because of company mergers and corporate downsizing, many of their replacements have also lost their positions.
How we view popularity and success depends on what we value most. If we set our hearts on earthly things, we will eventually be disappointed. But if we set our hearts on the Lord, we will find that he is faithful to provide for our every need.
NOTE: We live in an unsure world. We may be up today and down tomorrow. We could be alive today and gone tomorrow. I know it may sound radical, but it is the truth. Therefore, we should not put our trust in things that change. We need to put our trust in God, who never changes. He has promised that he will provide for us whether the stock market goes up or down. He has told us to put our faith in Him, not in riches.
Are you trusting in God?
Author Unknown
Submitted by Richard
