Living in light of eternity

“You are so heavenly minded you are no earthly good.”   Have you ever heard this phrase?   Is there any legitimacy to it?   Can a person have his head in the clouds in such a way that he is ineffective with the everyday responsibilities of life?   I suppose so.   But what about the opposite?   Can a person be so worldly minded that they are no heavenly good? Certainly.   I think I see a lot more earthly- minded people than heavenly- minded.   And what does the Scripture say about this.   Quite a bit.   Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. But the wisdom from above is first p...

  Have you found how easily we are distracted from pure devotion to Christ?   Every day we are bombarded with urgent demands on our time and energy.   These demands may be urgent, but are they important? Have we neglected the most important thing, our relationship with Christ?   And what is the result? By focusing on the wrong things, we become worried and bothered about many things.   This reality was pictured in Luke chapter 10. Mary, Martha, and their brother Lazarus were some of Jesus’ closest friends (John 11:5).   Martha had invited Jesus into her home and was preparing a meal for Him.   Let’s pick up the story in Luke 10:38-42 Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister...