Look to Him

 Colossians‬ ‭3:2‬ ‭- Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you will want to keep your focus on Him, on the things above, on His truth and promises. He has the world in His hands. He knows the end from the beginning. He sees through all deception (that should scare a lot of people). He will return to judge wickedness and rescue the righteous. 

He tells us there is no need to fear man if we have faith in Him. If we are in Christ, our eternal lives are secure...even if the enemy wants to take our lives. To die is GAIN! 

Do NOT be fearful. The enemy’s only task is to fill us with fear that we lose our faith, that we submit to him and be crushed, as he will be some day. His purposes are to steal, kill and destroy. He is the greatest deceiver of mankind. He uses people to propagate lies. He uses fake media too! 

Want to know why there is division? He has done it. He stands for every wicked thing in the world. He stands against all the goodness of God. He is jealous...of Jesus. Why? Because he knows that one day soon Jesus will win the battle.

But we should not stay focused on satan. He was created by God, but he has far less power. God has allowed him the capability of doing just so much, even when it hurts us, but it is used to bring about God’s plans. What father doesn’t punish a child for doing wrong, or something possibly dangerous, because he loves him? God is constantly doing what He must to draw us closer to Him and often than comes in the form of hardship, sorrow, anxiousness. Do NOT fear, He is urging people; look to Him not the circumstances. 

There is only One whose power is greater. He will crush his head one day. He is our only hope. Look to Him.  

Philippians‬ ‭1:21,23-24‬ ‭- For to me, to live is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity].

But I am hard-pressed between the two. I have the desire to leave [this world] and be with Christ, for that is far, far better; yet to remain in my body is more necessary and essential for your sake.