Continuing the subject of “Set Your Affection on Things Above,” today’s Change Journey verse is Colossians 3:3. It tells why I should set my affection on things above. I will consider the first reason today.
“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” (Colossians 3:3)
1. I am dead
My old man is crucified with Christ (See Romans 6:6), therefore “It is no longer I that liveth, but Christ that liveth in me.”
I am dead to sin and to this world but alive unto God through Jesus Christ. (See Romans 6:11) the things of this world should have no pull on me. A dead person cannot react. There are things I must do in order to sustain physical life in this world, but physical life is fleeting. It will pass away. My desire should not be here. Things of this earth should not move me. Why should I long after that which will perish?
“2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live.” (Isaiah 55:2,3a)
It is No Longer I that Liveth
It is no longer I that liveth
But Christ that liveth in me.
It is no longer I that liveth
But Christ that liveth in me.
He lives, He lives,
Jesus is alive in me.
It is no longer I that liveth
But Christ that liveth in me.
Words: Unknown
Music: Sally Ellis