The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my mind and heart in Colossians 3:1-2,
"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things."
How exactly are we to set our hearts and minds on things above where Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God? I'm certain there are many ways. This morning I noticed the psalmist had some guidance: "Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord." Psalm 107:43.
In Psalm 107 great and mighty acts of the Lord are recounted. Such things as those he redeemed from "the hand of the foe", verse 2, saving others from hunger and thirst, verses 4-9, freeing prisoners held in darkness, verses 10-16, and so forth.
It seems to me there is plenty I can ponder on of the "loving deeds of the Lord." The greatest is Jesus Christ dying on the cross to take my punishment for my own sins upon himself. I don't think I could ever exhaust the consideration of it! Pondering what will be ours in the resurrection of eternal life certainly has no limit. Pondering the Lord's decision to have the Holy Spirit dwell within our hearts, equipping and maturing us, being a constant companion and illuminating the Scriptures for us is definitely worth pondering.
Those are things we can all point to. Then there are those things the Lord has done in each of our lives to demonstrate his love toward us - wonderful things we can ponder. Who cannot say the Lord touched them in a special way on a certain occasion? Who cannot say the Lord gave them a loving nudge to remind them of his presence in their lives? Surely there is much to ponder here.
What kinds of things might you ponder on as you "ponder the loving deeds of the Lord"? Certainly this will be helpful as we set our hearts and minds on things above.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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