Seek and set your mind on where the true treasures are!
Functioning under the influence as a forgiven one allows me to repeat that in people’s lives.
Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Luke chapter 6:
37 Jesus said, “Forsake the habit of criticizing and judging others, and you will not be criticized and judged in return. Don’t condemn others and you will not be condemned. Forgive over and over, and you will be forgiven over and over.
38 Give generously and generous gifts will be given back to you, shaken down to make room for more. Abundant gifts will pour out upon you with such an overflowing measure that it will run over the top! The measurement of your generosity becomes the measurement of your return.”
It is liberating to me that I am assured of continuing forgiveness by Our Heavenly Father. I don’t walk around guilt ridden from my past mistakes. Yes, there are physical consequences that must be addressed but The Holy Spirit will guide me in dealing with those consequences. His guidance is superior to man’s counsel.
The redemption that I have experienced is the redemption I get to minister. We shouldn’t be criticizing and judging others since we also have fallen short of the glory of GOD and required the Blood of Jesus Christ to redeem us. Forgiveness and restoration are both aspects of Heavenly treasures accessible to us.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians 3:
1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are Above, where Christ is, sitting at the Right Hand of God.
2 Set your mind on things Above, not on things on the earth.
3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ Who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Christ’s resurrection is actually your resurrection as well. The Holy Spirit, the One Who raised Jesus from the dead, is The Spirit of resurrection. HE dwells in you and me. Surrender to Him is key to every aspect of victory we could possibly have in our life. He is that Power of Resurrection Who is able and capable of producing a resurrected life through us.
In other Words, Christ’s resurrection is your resurrection too. This is why we are to yearn for all that is above, for that’s where Christ sits enthroned at the place of all power, honor, and authority! Yes, feast on all the treasures of the Heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with Heavenly realities, and not with the distractions of the natural realm.
Your crucifixion with Christ has severed the tie to this life, and now your true life is hidden away in God in Christ. And as Christ Himself is seen for Who He really is, who you really are will also be revealed, for you are now one with Him in his glory!
The adversary wants to constantly fill our minds with distractions, and he uses social media, news, and other sources of distractions to accomplish his intent. Let The Holy Spirit be your guide to what you focus on each day. Anything that detracts from you filling your thoughts with Heavenly realities, should be dealt with and removed from your focus.
Do you want to engage with things you don’t understand about HIS Kingdom? Those things are not found in social media. They are found as you set your mind on things Above, not below. Do you want to feast on Heavenly treasures or the world’s treasures which are temporary in nature?