Since, then, you have been
raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is
seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on
earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ
in God.
--Colossians
3:1-3
I had driven my Chrysler Eagle Premier over 125,000 miles. The
engine
was still good, and the body of the car still looked good. The fuel
indicator, however, was broken, and it was broken in an unusual way. No
matter how much--or how little--fuel I had, the gauge
always pointed to "full." So even if the tank was actually empty, with
no gas in it at all, the indicator would still point to "full" because
it was broken. As you can imagine, that could be a real problem. If I
were not careful, I would focus on the broken fuel indicator and end up
falling short of my destination. I would fail to arrive at the place I
needed to be because I was looking at an indicator that was broken.
We must be careful that we are
not going through our daily lives focused on a broken indicator. In the
world in which we live, there are broken indicators of what is
positive, of what is full. We put so much focus on cars, clothes, cash,
and creature comforts that we forget about the spiritual aspects of
life, which is really what fullness is all about. We forget to set the
thoughts of our hearts on Jesus, salvation, the Holy Spirit, and our
walk with God. So, we go through life thinking we are full when
actually we are running on empty. Let's keep our focus today on that
which is spiritual as our indicator of fullness. And let's make sure
that we are being filled continually with God's Holy Spirit as we yield
more and more to Him through prayer and through His Word.
Father,
we pray that we would not be fooled by the broken indicators of our
society, but rather that we would focus on the things that please You.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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