Colossians 3:1-4 says: “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.” In these verses, we are exhorted to be focused on Christ, to have our affections tuned to Christ. It is a command, not a request, applicable for...

As this is towards the end of February now, let’s take stock of our New Year resolutions. How successful have we been so far? Have we already given up on some resolutions, and are waiting again for the next milestone to make a new resolution? Contrast that with Hebrews 12:1, which says: “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before...

One of the first few things that we learn as a Christian is that God loves us. 1 John 4:9 says: “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.” We are so familiar with this fact, that we may start to take this for granted. But if we pause and think about how incredible and marvellous this is, then we may also realise how strongly we need to respond. How Marvellous the Love of God is First, consider...