Emphasis Preaching Journal

"Set your minds on the things that are above." (Colossians 3:2a) Some Christians fear being "other worldly," because, to them, it means being unrealistic, impractical, irrelevant to life. That is not necessarily true. Have you ever known a kid who was described as one who eats, sleeps, and breathes baseball? I knew one years ago in school. You might think such concentration on a sport would unbalance the boy. Not so. He was a good student, since he knew he had to get good grades to stay on the team, and good grades would assist him in getting a scholarship to college. He did go to college and then to professional ball. Not a big star, but for some years, he made a good living for himself and his family. And, after his playing days were over, the discipline he had developed led him to a successful career in business. His mind being set on baseball, let him keep the rest of his life in good order, also.

In the same way, minds set on things above may let us see things more clearly down here.