So Heavenly Minded You're No Earthly Good?
"Don't be so heavenly minded that you're of no earthly good." Have you ever heard that expression before? It is a lie from the pit of hell. More accurately, don't be so earthly minded that you're of no heavenly good. Jesus said to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all the things you need will be added to you (Matthew 6:33). The writer of Hebrews said to desire a heavenly city. "For here [on earth] we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come" (13:14). Paul wrote to the Galatians to hold to the promise of the Jerusalem from above (4:26). And he told the Colossians, "If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above where Christ is. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." (Colossians 3:1-4). When your hope is in Christ and His kingdom, nothing else will satisfy. Sin won't be as tempting. The world's attractions won't be as attra...