Be Heavenly Minded!

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:1-4 KJV)

In my observance of the church in these days we are living in I don't see the affections set on things above. What I have seen is a church where the leaders are not heavenly minded and produce a people that don't have a clue about the life of Christ in them their hope of glory. People are so worldly minded that they are no heavenly good. The devil tried to turn that around and say don't be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good. Unfortunately the church bought into the lie of the devil and I have heard that nonsense preached from the pulpit.

We are instructed by the Word to walk after the Spirit and make no provision for the flesh and we are instructed the be continuously filled with the Spirit. My question for the church and the leaders of the church is: What gifts did Jesus give the church and for what reason in Ephesians 4:11 - 12? What's your part?

Jesus has given us some awesome gifts and we need to set our affections on the things above and go after what we should be going after in our lives here on the earth for we have been blessed with all Spiritual blessings from the heavenlies in Christ.

Blessings on ya!
Pastor Kitner