By Pastor Naomi Mitchell
For the Carter County Times
What will really matter at the end of your life on earth? Will what you are giving attention to now still be important then? Will you be filled with regret for what you did – or didn’t do? Philippians 3:14, “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Distractions abound on every hand 24/7. TV, phone calls, web sites, books, movies. It might be a good idea for you to stop and evaluate how you are investing your time. 1 Corinthians 9:24, “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Run to win.” Win what? The true prize is to know God intimately and be His friend. 2 Corinthians 4:18, “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” One day, possibly soon, you will stand before God. Why not order your life now based on that “final reckoning?” A wise person would not invest everything in something temporary. A wise person invests in something that will last. Invest your life wisely! Say this: Lord, help me to keep my eyes on what is important and lasting. You can start right this minute! The prefix “re” means “again” or “repeat”. Refocus, reset, rethink, reprioritize, rekindle, rediscover. “Re” is just a part of life. It means go back or do it again.
How to reset your sight on the prize? You must refocus and follow the scriptures.
Colossians 3:2, “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”
Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Colossians 3:1-4, “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”
2 Corinthians 4:18, “As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
Matthew 16:23, But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Romans 12:1, “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”
1 John 4:1-21, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from
God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore, they speak from the world, and the world listens to them…” AMEN! SO BE IT.
JOYFUL House of Prayer, 2519 Quicksand Road, (P.O. Box 856), Jackson, Kentucky 41339. Send Comments/Prayer Requests: Pastornaomi4god@gmail.com. FB: JoyfulHoprayer. Services: 10am Sunday and 6:30pm Thursdays. Radio Broadcast: WJSN 97.3 FM & WEKG 81.0 AM Sundays 1-2pm.
